Big in, big out, big ship, big port kinetic energy jumps across the board

March 15, 2026, 9:00 AM
China Transportation News Network
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The article focuses on the overall progress of Jiangsu's water transport construction in 2025. In the Jiangsu section of the Yangtze River, through the "deep water attack" project, the maximum draft depth of Jiangyin, Zhenjiang, Changshu, Nanjing and other ports has been improved, and the normalization of Cape type ocean-going freighters has been realized ". Taking Zhenjiang Port as an example, the draft is increased to 12 meters, which significantly increases the cargo capacity of a single ship and saves huge transportation costs for enterprises every year. This has pushed the port's cargo throughput to a record high, helped the Jiangsu section of the Yangtze River to undertake more than 70% of the total freight volume of the Yangtze River, and strengthened its position as a hub connecting the global market. With regard to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the "three-to-two" project of the Sunan Canal has been fully completed, realizing all-weather navigation for 2000-ton ships, and upgrading the waterway to a "water highway". This not only stimulates the willingness of shipowners to replace large ships and increase capacity, but also provides home-like convenient services and environmental protection support, realizing a win-win situation of social benefits and ecological protection. In the end, the development pattern of "big in and out, big ship and big port" has injected strong momentum into the smooth regional economic cycle by reducing the logistics costs of the whole society and improving shipping efficiency.