At the end of the first quarter of 2024, the total cargo turnover through the shipping locks of the Sanxia hydroelectric project -- the world's largest hydropower project -- amounted to 30.2 million tons. This is evidenced by the official data presented on Thursday.

According to China Three Gorges Corporation, despite difficult weather conditions and temporary closure of the northern shipping lock for scheduled maintenance, navigation through the hydroelectric project remained stable and orderly in the first three months of this year.

A total of 8,080 vessels passed through the Sanxia locks from January to March, according to the corporation.

The Sanxia Dam shipping locks were officially opened for navigation in 2004. For 10 consecutive years from 2014 to 2023, the annual cargo turnover of the project's ship locks exceeded 100 million tons, according to official data.

A freight train left Taiyuan, Shanxi Province /North China/ for Moscow on Thursday, marking the launch of a new route within the framework of China-Europe international rail freight transportation.

Leaving Huanghoyuan station in Taiyuan, this train will cross the state border at the Eren-Hoto checkpoint in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region /North China/ and, having covered a distance of about 5 thousand kilometers, will arrive in Moscow.

This train carries 55 containers with 29 categories of various goods, including kaolin, car parts, washing machines, bicycles and other everyday goods.

According to deputy director of transportation company Huayuan International Land Port Co., Ltd. Wang Xingdong said that 15 regular routes have already been opened from Shanxi Province. Shanxi has already opened 15 regular international rail freight routes, linking the province with 16 countries around the world, giving impetus to the integration of Shanxi Province into the Belt and Road Initiative cooperation.

Yongxiu, People's Daily Online, March 25 (Reporter Shiyu) On March 24, freight ships loaded with containers entered the Gan River here and sailed to the upstream destination port in the waterway of Wucheng Town, Yongxiu County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, on Poyang Lake.

Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China in terms of area, and is an important channel connecting the Yangtze River and the inland water system of Jiangxi Province. With the development of economy, the demand for freight transportation in inland regions is increasing. Waterway shipping improves the transportation efficiency while reducing the cost of goods transportation, strengthens the economic connection and cooperation between regions, promotes the coordinated development of regional economy and forms a wider economic cooperation network.

In recent years, the area along Poyang Lake has been managed by dredging, removing silt and utilizing advanced surveying and mapping technology and information technology to ensure that the depth and width of the waterway meet the requirements of navigation. At present, Jiangxi has formed "two vertical and one horizontal" high-grade waterway network with Yangtze River (Jiangxi section), Ganjiang River and other high-grade waterways as the skeleton, supplemented by other waterways, and the waterway transportation system radiating outward around Poyang Lake as the center.

An Evergreen ship has been detained in the Chinese port of Qingdao for investigation after colliding with another vessel.

According to reports, the Ever Lucid collided with an unnamed Chinese cargo ship around 1 a.m. local time on March 14th. The vessel had departed from Qingdao just before 10 p.m. local time on March 13, while the Taipei-flagged Ever Lucid was supposed to be sailing from Shanghai to the port of Ningbo.

The Ever Lucid's captain realized that the Chinese vessel's 12 crew members were in distress and turned back to help rescue them.

Local media reported that the Chinese vessel had failed to comply with collision avoidance guidelines.

Evergreen Marine said in a press statement: "As instructed by the local maritime authorities, Ever Lucid dropped anchor in Qingdao. The Chinese freighter was also safely transferred to a berth in the harbor. Both crews are currently cooperating with the maritime investigation team. Fortunately, the accident only resulted in damage to the ship's hull, with no injuries or fuel leakage reported."

Taiwan's Transportation Safety Board has said it will not launch an investigation.

China-based port equipment manufacturer Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) responded to recent allegations claiming that its machines could pose a cybersecurity threat to the United States.

The largest port crane manufacturer in the world said it "always strictly adheres to the laws and regulations of relevant countries and regions and has been operating in compliance with the applicable laws and regulatory requirements."

The Chinese company pointed out that its cranes are used in several ports worldwide, including the United States, and are designed, manufactured, transported, assembled, commissioned and delivered strictly following international standards, applicable laws and regulations, while technical specifications are determined by each customer.

ZPMC denied claims from US politicians that its equipment could be dangerous for US cybersecurity, highlighting that such reports, without a sufficient review of the facts can easily mislead the public.