An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 9, 2025 shows a ship departing after unloading cargo at the ore dock of Caofeidian port area of the Tangshan Port in north China's Hebei Province. The province's total port cargo throughput reached a record high of 1.405 billion tonnes in 2024, up 3.2 percent year-on-year. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)