China News Service, Wuhan, February 6 (Zhou Yongfeng, Cheng Jie, Zhan Lihong) Since February this year, rain, snow and freezing disasters have caused large-scale disruptions in railway and road transportation in Hubei, Hunan and other places. The Yangtze River has become an important bulk material transportation channel in the areas along the river. . In this regard, the Yangtze River Navigation Administration of Transport has taken multiple measures to ensure the smooth transportation of key materials and the safety of ferry transportation.
Yangtze River shipping staff ensured the safety of ferry transportation in the wind and snow. Photo courtesy of Yangtze River Navigation Administration of Transport
Shashi Qifu Port in Jingzhou, Hubei Province is an important ferry connecting Jingzhou, Hubei Province and Yueyang, Hunan Province. The Yangtze River Maritime Safety Administration broke the "early morning sailing" rule for the steam ferry and allowed the Shashi steam ferry in Jingzhou to operate 24 hours a day on February 5. It extended the ferry service time at Jiangzhou Ferry in Yueyang, Hunan, and rushed to transport 12,000 vehicles for cross-provincial people returning home overnight. 5000 units. In order to better meet the needs of people in Hubei and Hunan to cross the river before the Spring Festival, the Yangtze River Maritime Safety Administration, together with relevant departments, launched the temporary resumption of sailings at Yueyang Xinshazhou, Jiangnan, Xinhe Ferry and other ferries.
The Yangtze River Navigation Bureau has organized grassroots stations to actively respond to ice and snow disaster weather. From February 1 to the present, the channel maintenance units in the Hubei section of the Yangtze River trunk line have adjusted a total of 41 navigation beacons, restored 20 abnormal navigation beacons, and conducted 204 navigation inspections by navigation boats. The total mileage of channel maintenance It reaches 2868 kilometers.
The Yangtze Three Gorges Navigation Administration has increased the frequency of planned arrangements for key material ships, and timely evacuated key materials related to people's livelihood, such as electricity, coal, food, etc., while keeping an eye on the navigation dynamics of key material ships crossing the dam, providing safety reminders and escorting the whole process to ensure that key materials are timely. , Convenient to cross the dam. As of 18:00 on February 5, the Three Gorges Hub had passed through 294,300 tons of key materials such as coal, petroleum, grain, cotton, and edible oil.
The Yangtze River Pilotage Center provides precise services to ensure the supply and transportation of electricity and coal ships to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity and coal during peak power consumption. At the same time, it gives priority to ensure that electricity and coal transportation ships dock at the port during the tide, coordinates the pilotage guarantee work during the winter peak period, and stabilizes market supply. .
According to statistics, since the Spring Festival Transport began on January 26, Yangtze River shipping has ensured the safe and convenient transportation of 25.46 million tons of coal, 4.19 million tons of oil and natural gas, 2.61 million tons of grain and other key materials, representing year-on-year increases of 3.9%, 25.6%, and 31.9% respectively. There were no ferry safety incidents. (over)