Three Gorges Hub throughput hits 115 million tons
2024-10-09 21:10:28
Journalist: Wang Ying
In the first three quarters of this year, the Three Gorges Hub achieved a total throughput of 115 million tons, with 30,800 vessel passages and 414,500 passenger trips.
In the first three quarters of this year, the Three Gorges Hub achieved a total throughput of 115 million tons, with 30,800 vessel passages and 414,500 passenger trips.
On October 1, vessels pass through the Three Gorges Double-way Five-stage Ship Lock and ship lift. Photo by Zheng Jiayu.The scenic beauty of the Three Gorges region continues to attract tourists, with the unique experiences referred to as "boats taking elevators" and "water levels rising with the ships" gaining popularity. Premium cruise routes, including long-distance cruises and the "Two Dams and One Gorge All-Area Tour," have increased substantially in passenger volume, rising by 25.08 percent year-on-year during this period.
On October 1, vessels pass through the Three Gorges Double-way Five-stage Ship Lock. Photo by Wang Gang.
During the recent National Day holiday, the ship lift at the Three Gorges facilitated 24,000 passenger trips, a 31-percent increase compared to the previous year. Additionally, the Gezhouba No. 3 lock served 67,000 passengers, an 11.1 percent rise.
The vibrant activity in the dam's channel has further enhanced shipping benefits along this crucial waterway. In total, there were 333 lock operations at the Three Gorges Hub during the holiday, enabling 947 vessel passages and handling 3.262 million tons of cargo. This included a key supply of 764,000 tons of thermal coal, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.33 percent.
