China News Service, Guiping, March 11 (Anyu Fangjie, Huang Yanmei) On March 10, as the first batch of waiting ships sailed downwards and safely out of the lock, it marked the end of the 20-day planned suspension of the Datengxia Ship Lock in Guiping, Guizhou Province. After maintenance and navigation resumed, the Xijiang trunk line shipping returned to its usual busy scene, effectively contributing to the overall recovery of Guangxi's shipping economy.
This maintenance of the Dateng Gorge Ship Lock is the first maintenance since the lock operated at a high water level of 61 meters.
Since the outage maintenance was launched on February 19 this year, the Dadengxia Ship Lock has comprehensively inspected the operating conditions of the hydraulic system, hoist control system, herringbone door and water gate metal structure, lock hydraulic structures and other equipment and facilities at high water levels. The company has carried out technical upgrades and renovations on some equipment and facilities to improve quality and safety, ensure efficient and stable operation of the lock, and carry out channel dredging on the approach channel under the lock to ensure that the water depth of the channel is sufficient for safe navigation of ships.
The picture shows the ship passing through the Dateng Gorge Ship Lock after completion of maintenance and resumption of navigation.
Photo by An Yu
The Datengxia Ship Lock is one of the last large-scale ship locks to have been overhauled on the main line of the Xijiang River. After it is restored to navigation, it will be able to allow ships up to 3,000 tons to safely pass through the lock, and it can drive industrial economic development of more than 5 billion yuan along the river basin.
In order to ensure the safety of anchoring of ships awaiting locks and avoid congestion in waterways caused by ships fighting for crossing, the maritime department dispatched law enforcement vessels to strengthen the frequency of patrols in ship-intensive waters, and used information methods such as electronic cruise and AIS track recognition to conduct real-time supervision of ships passing through locks. Supervise and guide the navigation order in the temporary anchoring area to prevent ships waiting for locks from occupying the channel waters, standardize the anchoring order of ships, and ensure that the channel is smooth and orderly.
The Dadeng Gorge Ship Lock is located at the "throat" of the golden waterway of the Xijiang River. It is the only way for ships operating in Liuzhou, Laibin and other places in the upper reaches to reach the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is an important hub of the golden waterway of the Pearl River and the gateway for Guangxi's eastward integration into the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The Bay Area serves as an important strategic support for the construction of the Pinglu Canal to the west.
After the restoration of navigation, the Datengxia Ship Lock has opened up water production, distribution, circulation, consumption and other links in the Xijiang River Basin in Guangxi, accelerated the transportation of energy materials from Guangxi to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and continued to smooth the east-west economy between Guangxi and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Big cycle.
It is reported that at present, the ships awaiting lock at the Dateng Gorge Ship Lock are scattered in various temporary anchoring areas and waiting in an orderly manner. The navigation environment in the jurisdiction is safe and orderly, and can meet the 24-hour navigation demand.
According to statistics, a total of 369.64 million ships will pass through the Dateng Gorge Ship Lock in 2023, with a core load of 96.27 million tons and a cargo volume of 40.82 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 46%, 54%, and 81% respectively, setting a record high. , is of great significance to the opening and development of the Pearl River-Xijiang Economic Belt, serving the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the construction of the New Land-Sea Corridor in the West.
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