国家应重视对长江航运优势的利用开发

THE USE AND EXPLOITATION OF SHIPPING ADVANTAGE OF CHANGJIANG RIVER SHOULD BE ATTRACTED ATTENTION BY CHINA

长江是我国第一大江,流域广阔,人口众多,资源丰富,经济发达,是我国经济发展的重心。长江干流横贯东西,支流沟通南北。整个长江水系的干、支流通航里程长达7万公里,占我国内河航运总里程的五分之三以上。长江干流有3,000多公里通航,年运输能力达3.5亿吨,客运4,000万人次,仅武汉至上海段,其运输量就相当于沿线11至14条铁路的运输量。是当今世界上绝无仅有的一条“黄金水道”。

The paper deals with the basic conditions of the economic zone along the Changjiang River, the shipping advantage of the Changjiang River and the main problems existed in the shipping development of the Changjiang River (to be continued).