According to the news conference of the Ministry of Transport and the Yangtze River Administration, the Yangtze River line shipping in 2025 has shown remarkable achievements with multiple data reaching new highs, and the development planning for the "15th Five-Year Plan" period is clearly presented.

(1) Dual growth of throughput and passenger volume

In 2025, the total throughput of ports along the Yangtze River trunk exceeded 4.2 billion tons, and the throughput of the Three Gorges hub reached 170 million tons, an increase of 4.8% and 87% respectively year-on-year; cruise passenger volume reached 8.85 million person-times, an increase of 3.5% year-on-year Looking back at the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the total throughput of ports along the Yangtze River trunk line exceeded 1.92 billion tons an increase of 30.1% compared to the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, contributing about 40 billion yuan to the reduction of logistics and efficiency enhancement each year.

(2) Continuous optimization of navigation conditions

Over the past 5 years, the navigation conditions of the Yangtze River trunk have been continuously improved. The number of ports with throughput of 100 million tons has increased from 12 to 18, and the number of production berths more than 10,000 tons has increased from 360 to 487. The main project of the second phase of the Jingjiang water renovation project was completed, and the 10.5-meter deep waterway from Nanjing to Wuhu was officially put into operation, significantly improving the navigation capacity of large. The electronic navigation chart of the high-grade navigation channel in the Yangtze River system has been connected to 82% of the mileage, further highlighting the strategic channel of the golden waterway.

(3) Significant effects of market regulation

The annual total throughput of ports along the Yangtze River trunk line has been continuously new records, and the container intermodal transport volume has increased by more than 30% year-on-year. Passenger transport, hazardous chemicals, and ro-ro transport markets have been effectively regulated, with a high degree of supply and demand matching.

(4) Outstanding achievements in the construction of green waterways

The construction green waterways has formed a complete technical system, with the greening rate of renovation projects exceeding 80%, and port shore power has achieved full coverage of the water system A total of 402 new ships using new energy and clean energy have been built in the water system, and ship water pollutants have fully achieved "onboard storage, treatment", and green shipping support and guarantee facilities such as refueling stations and tank washing stations have been continuously improved.

It is reported that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the Yangtze River Administration will focus on the goal of building a "modern Yangtze River shipping that is smooth, efficient, green, smart, safe, resilient, and well-supported", and accelerate the construction of "five systems": modern infrastructure, modern transport services, smart Yangtze River shipping ecology, green low-carbon development, and modern comprehensive governance. The focus is on achieving a leap in infrastructure, transport services, equipment capabilities, and industry management