Wuhan Xingang throughput is the first billion-ton port in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River

Wuhan New Port Management committee announced today, Wuhan Xingang 2010 cargo throughput first exceeded 100 million tons, container volume reached 650,000 standard box, in the Yangtze River, upstream first into the ranks of "billion tons of Dagang." In order to play the Yangtze River Golden Waterway advantage, to enhance the comprehensive capacity of regional services for the Midwest, better integrate port shoreline resources and promote production factors to gather along the Yangtze River, in May 2008, the Hubei Provincial party committee and the Provincial government made strategic decisions to construct the new port of Wuhan, and decided to unify the planning and construction of 4 cities in Wuhan and Ezhou, Huanggang and Xianning　　and established the "billion tons of Dagang, tens of millions of standard box" development goals.　　Wuhan Xingang planning Port Shore line 627 kilometers, the planning area has 27 ports, port and hinterland area of 9300 square kilometers, the population of more than 11 million people, GDP, total investment in fixed assets accounted for more than 40% of Hubei province. Wuhan New Port Management Committee deputy director Deng Wan want to introduce, two years, Hubei province to accelerate the development of Wuhan Xingang Planning and construction, and actively carry out investment and foreign exchange, invest strength, the project is progressing smoothly.　　Two years to complete investment of 11.68 billion yuan, the promotion of 29 Hong Kong Airlines infrastructure projects, 21 collection and distribution projects and 15 Industrial, Logistics Park project construction. According to the introduction, the "Twelve-Five" period, the new port of Wuhan will be the construction of 111 projects, the total investment estimate of 176.6 billion yuan. By 2015, Wuhan Xingang container throughput will reach 2 million standard box, cargo throughput will break through 200 million tons, the initial establishment of modern shipping logistics, integrated bonded services, advanced port facilities and economic and technological development in one of the modern hub port.