港口工业是利用港口优势和岸线资源发展起来，与城市保持紧密经济技术联系的产业群。南通的港口工业起步较早，特别是１９８４年国务院被批准为全国首批沿海开放城市以后，港口功能日益突出，工业结构得以不断调整。随着港口和城市的进一步对外开放，特别是“八五”期间“外向 The port industry is an industry cluster that uses the advantages of ports and shoreline resources to develop close economic and technological links with the city. Nantong’s port industry started earlier, especially after the State Council was approved as the first batch of open coastal cities in China in 1984, the port function has become increasingly prominent, and the industrial structure has been continuously adjusted. With the further opening of ports and cities, especially during the “Eighth Five-Year Plan” period