Xiamen is a transhipment port for Fujian Province, the northern part of Guangdong, the southern part of Jiangxi and the southwestern Zhejiang. There are regional and international shipping services to Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong and to the coastal ports of Zhangjiang, Guangzhou, Shantou, Shanghai, Qingdao, Tianjin and Dalian. Communication Xiamen is joined to the national railway system by the Yingtan - Xiamen railroad.
Highways link the port to provincial highway network.
There are extensive coastal and river passenger services from the port. The Phase II development of Dongdu, situated 12km north of Xiamen town, will provide a container terminal of 35,000t class, a coal berth for 25,000t class and two general cargo berths of 20,000t class. Redevelopment at Mazugang will provide two 10,000t class passenger berths and improved facilities.