The throughput of Yangtze River mainline ports increased by 6.1% year-on-year in the first half of the year. Mainline | Yangtze River | year-on-year
Recently, the reporter learned from the Yangtze River Navigation Administration of the Ministry of Transport that in the first half of this year, the production of transportation in the Yangtze River waterway has steadily improved. From January to June, the cargo throughput of the Yangtze River trunk ports will reach 1.83 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%; The expected container throughput is 12.36 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 6.4%. In the first half of the year, the throughput of coal, oil and gas products, and grain will reach 390 million tons, 68 million tons, and 49.3 million tons respectively, with year-on-year growth of 6.6%, 14.8%, and 10.3%.
In the first half of the year, a total of 2260 cruise ships were dispatched on the Yangtze River trunk line, which was 89.72% of the same period in 2019. The total passenger volume completed was 597600, which was 122.56% of the same period in 2019. In addition, the popularity of "Two Dams and One Gorge" and "Yangtze River Night Tour" continues to rise. According to statistics, from January to June, a total of 490 passenger ships and 196100 tourists passed through the Three Gorges Dam; The Gezhouba Hub has passed a total of 1303 passenger ships and 765500 tourists.