Yangtze River cargo throughput to surpass 4 billion tonnes for first time

Yangtze River cargo throughput to surpass 4 billion tonnes for first time

The ports along the trunk stream of the Yangtze River, China’s largest and the world’s third-longest river, are expected to handle a record 4.02 billion tonnes of cargo in 2024, thanks to the country’s economic resilience. “The 3.9-percent year-on-year growth cements the Yangtze River’s position as the busiest inland waterway in the world,” said Huan Zhaoping, deputy director of the administration of navigational affairs on the Yangtze River und…