Three Gorges ship lift undergoes 4th maintenance
2024-08-28 20:08:24
Journalist and Photographer: Zheng Jiayu
Translator and English Editor: Chen Zai
The Three Gorges ship lift commenced its planned maintenance for 2024 on August 25, marking the fourth such maintenance since operations began in 2016.
Translator and English Editor: Chen Zai
The Three Gorges ship lift commenced its planned maintenance for 2024 on August 25, marking the fourth such maintenance since operations began in 2016.
The Three Gorges ship lift.
This maintenance is crucial for enhancing performance and ensuring safe and efficient operation of the ship lift. It has 50 projects across seven categories, such as hydraulic machinery and electrical systems.
Involving 300 personnel, the maintenance will take an estimated 35 days. Before resuming operations at 8 am on September 29, vessels can pass through the double-line five-tier Three Gorges ship lock.
A bird view of the Three Gorges ship lift (on the right) and the Three Gorges double-line five-tier ship lock (on the left).
Since 2016, the Three Gorges ship lift has operated over 42,500 times, transporting a total of over 12 million tons of cargo and 1.39 million passengers. The average passing time for vessels has been reduced from 75 minutes to around 49 minutes in the initial period.
