Recently, the Ministry of transport and the people's Government of Guangdong Province officially approved the master plan of Zhaoqing port. The reply points out that as the main inland river port in China, Zhaoqing port is an important transportation hub and container feeding port in the Pearl River Delta, and an important support for Zhaoqing's urban construction, port industry and economic development. Zhaoqing's port construction and development has ushered in a new development period. It will give full play to the advantages of Xijiang's "golden waterway" and build a Xijiang inland river shipping collection and distribution hub in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Dawan district. The freight function of "golden waterway" needs to be improved Zhaoqing was born and prospered by the river. The main navigable rivers such as Xijiang River, Beijiang River, Suijiang River and Hejiang river flow through Zhaoqing District, with superior water transportation conditions. Among them, Xijiang River is the largest trunk stream of the Pearl River system. It flows through Fengkai, Deqing, Gaoyao, Duanzhou, Dinghu and other counties (cities and districts) in Zhaoqing, with a length of 225 kilometers. It has always been known as the "golden waterway". Once, Zhaoqing was known as "the first state in the South" because of its benefits from water. As the first stop of Xijiang River flowing into Guangdong, Zhaoqing is an important node of Xijiang River's "golden waterway". The developed water transportation has brought people and logistics to Zhaoqing, where Lingnan culture and Guangfu culture originated. From the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, Zhaoqing was the political and economic center of the Xijiang River Basin. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the governor's office of Guangdong and Guangxi stayed in Zhaoqing for 182 years, and its economic development can be seen. Passenger transport was once an important function of Zhaoqing's "golden waterway". According to Zhaoqing City chronicle, from 1960s to early 1980s, waterway transportation accounted for 80% - 90% of the total transportation. By the 1990s, Zhaoqing had successively opened dozens of routes in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macao, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, Deqing, Fengkai and Wuzhou. Waterway is the choice for most Zhaoqing people. The transportation mode dominated by water transportation has brought prosperity to Zhaoqing, but with the rapid change of transportation modes, the disadvantage of slow transportation speed has been amplified. "In the past, there were three fears when I went to Guangzhou from Zhaoqing. I was afraid of wasting time, body and time." Xiao senrong, an old transportation worker in Zhaoqing, remembered that I went to Guangzhou at that time. In the evening, I took a red star boat by the West River and couldn't get to Guangzhou until the next morning. In 1984, the Mafang bridge was completed and opened to traffic, opening up the land channel from Zhaoqing to Guangfo, and the time from Zhaoqing to Guangzhou was greatly shortened to 4 hours; In 1987, Zhaoqing Xijiang bridge was opened to traffic. Since then, Zhaoqing Bridge, Deqing Xijiang bridge, Fengkai Xijiang bridge and Yuejiang bridge have been completed successively. Road transportation has developed rapidly, and the passenger flow of Xijiang passenger transport and ferry has decreased year by year. The construction of Expressway and rail transit has transformed Zhaoqing from "waterway economy" to "highway economy" and "rail economy", and the freight function of "golden waterway" needs to be improved. Channel capacity expansion and upgrading, freight transportation to the river and the sea The autumn is crisp and the West River is vast. Ships shuttle back and forth. The sound of steam whistle is still the same. The trace of the red star ship in the past is no longer there. Instead, it is a large cargo ship loaded with goods. Zhaoqing water transportation development has natural location advantages. Zhaoqing is located in Dawan District, connecting ASEAN traffic artery, Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Chengdu Chongqing channel and the middle and lower reaches of Xijiang River. The total length of Xijiang River in Guangdong Province is 338km, of which the station ratio of Zhaoqing section is 66.6%. In recent years, Zhaoqing has actively explored the shipping potential of Xijiang and Beijiang, expanded and upgraded the channel, and promoted the "golden waterway" to regain its vitality. The Wuzhou section of the upper reaches of the Xijiang River is limited by the ship lock hub, and the Zhaoqing section of the Xijiang River is not limited by the ship lock. The Zhaoqing section of the Xijiang River has carried out three channel reconstruction and upgrading, the whole line is a class I channel, and the capacity expansion and upgrading project of the Beijiang 1000 ton channel has realized the connection of the whole line. At present, 3000 ton inland ships can be navigable from Xijiang Jieshou to Zhaoqing, and 5000 ton ships can be navigable from Xijiang Zhaoqing Bridge to Hutiaomen, that is, 5000 ton ships can sail directly to the sea from Zhaoqing. Data show that in 1992, the waterway freight volume of Zhaoqing was only 5.65 million tons, and now the freight volume of Xijiang has exceeded 100 million tons. The healthy development of waterway is inseparable from standardized management, support and cultivation. On the one hand, Zhaoqing has made great efforts to renovate illegal wharves and loading points along the river. On the basis of banning 164 illegal wharves and loading points on both sides of the Xijiang River in 2016, Zhaoqing has organized and carried out joint environmental remediation actions along the Xijiang River and Beijiang River in 2021, and a total of 121 points have been renovated; On the other hand, we have continuously optimized the business environment for the development of port and shipping, cancelled the port charges for goods at domestic trade ports, and actively guided and promoted the high-quality development of inland shipping. Zhaoqing port is a major inland river port in China, including 5 port areas such as Zhaoqing new port, Gaoyao port, Sihui port, Deqing port and Fengkai port. At present, there are 22 docks and 60 berths. There are 27 waterway transport enterprises in the city, with 418 transport ships, with a transport capacity of 578700 deadweight tons and an average deadweight ton of 1397.83 tons. Since 2020, Zhaoqing's cargo throughput has maintained a high level. Although the number of berths is the least among the six major ports along the Xijiang River, the annual throughput is second only to Foshan port and Guigang port. In 2020, the city's port cargo throughput overcame the impact of the epidemic and rose against the trend. The city's port throughput was 47.8914 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 18%; From January to September 2021, the growth trend will continue. The port throughput of the whole city is 35.15 million tons, with a year-on-year increase of 4.5%, showing a good development momentum. "Golden waterway" opens new imagination Recently, the master plan of Zhaoqing port officially approved by the Ministry of transport and the people's Government of Guangdong Province is the basis for guiding the development and construction of Zhaoqing port, effectively protecting and rationally utilizing the port coastline resources. The reply points out that Zhaoqing port focuses on the transportation of containers, energy, raw materials and miscellaneous goods, accelerates the development of port logistics, bonded and commercial services, and is a comprehensive port with multiple functions such as loading and unloading storage, transshipment, transportation organization, port industry, commercial services, modern logistics and Tourism passenger transport. According to the master plan of Zhaoqing port, Zhaoqing port plans to use 34 sections of the port coastline, with a length of 37.6km. With Xingang Port Area as the core, the overall development pattern of Gaoyao port area, Sihui port area, Deqing port area and Fengkai port area is planned to serve the economic development of the hinterland and the material transit transportation of Xijiang shipping trunk line and the middle and upper reaches of the Pearl River Basin. At present, Zhaoqing is accelerating to build the largest green building materials industry base in South China. In July this year, Zhaoqing Municipal People's government signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Conch Cement Co., Ltd., a world top 500 enterprise. The two sides will carry out comprehensive cooperation in the fields of headquarters economy, new green building materials, environmental protection materials, logistics distribution, trade settlement and product R & D, and jointly build a domestic first-class platform for scientific and technological innovation and industrial development in the field of new building materials. The rapid development of green building materials industry has also brought sufficient incremental supply for the "golden waterway". The hinterland of Zhaoqing is rich in mineral construction materials and other bulk goods. In 2020, the throughput of the city's port mineral construction materials will reach 50 million tons. In the next few years, with the gradual operation of large mining areas such as Fengkai DAPAI mine, gulishan mine, Deqing dalingtou quarry, shirrending quarry, Gaoyao Hengshui mine and baizhuyun Renkeng mine, a large number of mineral construction materials and other bulk goods will be brought to Zhaoqing port. A modern port with large throughput is an important infrastructure supporting the green building materials industry. It is reported that during the "14th five year plan" period, Zhaoqing plans to start the construction of public comprehensive Wharf in Fengkai Changgang operation area, wharf in Deqing nine city operation area and wharf in Xingang xinjiwan operation area, strive to "start construction and build it early", realize the standardized, intensive and professional development of Zhaoqing port, and support and serve the local economic, social and industrial development. "Through large-scale, intensive and professional development, we will help support Zhaoqing port to become a 100 million ton port during the 14th Five Year Plan period." the relevant person in charge of Zhaoqing Transportation Bureau said that Zhaoqing port will be built into a Xijiang inland river shipping hub in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Bay area, continuously strengthen the radiation and driving role of Zhaoqing port in industry, and realize the goal of prospering the city with Hong Kong and promoting production with Hong Kong. (outlook new era)