The cumulative cargo volume of the Three Gorges Shiplock in 20 years has reached 1.91 billion tons | Golden Waterway | Three Gorges
June 18th this year marks the 20th anniversary of the Three Gorges Shiplock's opening to the public for navigation. The reporter learned from the Three Gorges Navigation Administration of the Yangtze River that over the past 20 years, the Three Gorges Ship Lock has operated more than 193000 times, with more than 993000 ships and more than 12.239 million passengers passing through. The cargo volume passing through the lock has reached 1.91 billion tons, and the free cargo passing through the lock can be converted into a 40 foot container that can be connected from head to tail and circle the Earth 22.4 times.
The Three Gorges Shiplock, as the world's most continuous series, highest total head and inter stage water transfer head, and most technologically complex inland waterway lock, is truly a major national weapon and a throat on the Yangtze River artery.
Over the past 20 years, the daily operation frequency of the Three Gorges Ship Lock has increased from 13 locks to 15 locks to 16 locks; The draft control standard has been increased from 3.3 meters to 4.3 meters, and the average throughput per gate has increased by about 6100 tons; The tonnage of ships passing through the lock has increased from 1000 tons to 5000 tons... The annual throughput of the Three Gorges Lock has increased from the initial 34 million tons to 156 million tons, more than four times.
According to experts, the cost of waterway transportation is only 50% -60% of that of railway transportation, 12% -15% of that of road transportation, and 4% -6% of that of air transportation. The cost advantage is very obvious. The Three Gorges Gezhouba Shiplock and Three Gorges Ship Lift are operating in a matching manner, with 100% security checks on passing ships. The Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Comprehensive Service Area has been built and put into operation... The safe and smooth water transportation logistics channel allows for better utilization of water transportation advantages and a significant reduction in freight rates. The Three Gorges Shiplock helps the Golden Waterway further unleash its "golden benefits".
