Three Gorges ship lift reaches 40,000 milestone
2024-05-16 15:05:43
Translator and English Editor: Chen Zai
Journalist: Wang Ying
Correspondent: Feng Panpan
The Three Gorges ship lift has completed more than 40,000 operations since its debut in September 2016, according to the Three Gorges Navigation Authority. This remarkable lift has transported over 16.8 million tons of cargo and 1.1 million tourists.
Known as the world's largest and most complex ship lift, the Three Gorges ship lift surmounts a height of 113 meters approximately 22 times daily, thanks to the power of 256 sturdy steel cables.
Journalist: Wang Ying
Correspondent: Feng Panpan
The Three Gorges ship lift has completed more than 40,000 operations since its debut in September 2016, according to the Three Gorges Navigation Authority. This remarkable lift has transported over 16.8 million tons of cargo and 1.1 million tourists.
Known as the world's largest and most complex ship lift, the Three Gorges ship lift surmounts a height of 113 meters approximately 22 times daily, thanks to the power of 256 sturdy steel cables.
Ships sailed through the Three Gorges ship lift.
The maintenance team has decreased the equipment downtime failure rate from 11.37 percent to 0.79 percent. Moreover, the average time for vessels to pass through the lift at the Three Gorges has reduced from 75 minutes to 49 minutes.
The Three Gorges ship lift, along with the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam and the Gezhouba ship locks, has significantly improved navigation efficiency at the dams.
