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On December 1st, on the bank of the Huaihe River, in the central port area of Xinyang Port and Huaibin, a 2000-ton cargo ship was lined up according to the berth. The intelligent lifting system lifts the container full of iron ore and places it on the new-energy heavy truck waiting in line, then loads the container full of furniture, clothing, and strip steel on the dock into the newly emptied cabin.
Henan Province, Huaibin Central Port, located in the main channel of the Huaihe River, is the nearest and fastest port in Tongjiang, Henan Province. From this, goods can be transported to coastal cities and loaded onto ocean-going freighters at ports such as Shanghai, Ningbo, and Lianyungang, thereby building a "great channel for the Central Plains to go to sea" to enable global freight transportation in Henan.
In the bright port command hall behind the port area, key information such as navigation channels, docks, ships entering and leaving the port and cargo loading and unloading are displayed on the big screen in real time, and efficient scheduling is carried out through the information platform and 5G terminals. Ren Fangzhi, the dispatching supervisor, pointed to the inland river shipping map on the screen and said, "Inland river shipping has broadened the sea passage for the hinterland of the Central Plains. The transportation cost of bulk goods can be reduced by about 60% by waterway transportation, which helps enterprises greatly enhance their product competitiveness."
The efficient operation of a deep-water harbour stimulates the infinite vitality of the regional economy. Dong Lin, general manager of Xinyang Huaihe Port Group Co., Ltd., said that since its sailing in January 2022, Huaibin Central Port has opened 10 container routes directly to Bengbu, Huai'an, Zhapu in Jiaxing and Yangluo in Wuhan, and the annual throughput has jumped by 10,000, 30,000 and 50,000 TEUs.
At the same time, construction of the special railway line in Huaibin Port Area has been accelerated, and the "iron-water combined transport" is about to achieve a key breakthrough. The expansion and upgrading project of Huaibin Central Port Area has started, aiming to double port capacity.
Thousands of miles long, navigation has been a tradition since ancient times. Xinyang has 363.5 kilometres of the Huaihe River, with a navigable mileage of 324 kilometres, accounting for 18% of the navigable waterway mileage (1,825 kilometres) in Henan. At present, the navigable section of the Huaihe River, 126km from Gushi sanhejian to Luxian Estuary in Xixian County, is only a fourth-class waterway, which can handle 500-ton ships all year round and 2000-ton vessels in the wet season. To realise the high-quality development of inland river shipping, it is imperative to upgrade the waterway grade.
In recent years, Henan has seized the country's strategic opportunity, accelerated the construction of a strong transportation province, strengthened the province's efforts to develop inland river shipping, and fully implemented the "11246" project for inland river shipping. Six key port and shipping projects in Xinyang have been launched one after another, totalling a.
18.25 billion yuan
Winter is getting colder, but on the 208-kilometre Huaihe River from Sanhejian to Luoshan in Gushi, there is a scene of enthusiasm everywhere:
The excavation of harbor basin, the construction of land storage yard, wharf berth and shore retaining wall in the central operation area of Gushi Port Area are about to be completed; Pipeline engineering construction has started in the land yard of Huangchuan Huabu Port Area; The earthwork excavation of the port of Huai River New Area in Xixian County has been completed, the stone explosion has been more than half, and the land yard has been leveled over 2.22 million square meters ...
The progress of the Henan side of the Huaihe River Waterway Improvement Project from Huaibin to Sanhejian is more than halfway. Wang Zhiqiang, secretary of the Party branch of the Huaihe River Waterway Promotion Project Department of China Communications Broadcasting Bureau, said that the first section of the third-class waterway in Henan is expected to be navigable by the end of this year, and 3,000-ton cargo ships can reach Huaibin directly.
Entering the shipbuilding workshop of Henan Ruihang Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. in the port area of Huaihe River in Xixian County, two Norwegian-made mooring boats (CCS) in the port area are about to be completed, and four 105-meter tourist barges in the factory area are being assembled, with more than 10 barges.
An 88-meter distribution dual-purpose cargo ship under construction is scattered in the sectional construction access area and the general assembly berth, waiting for completion.
Gui Yongkun, the general manager of the company, said: "As the only enterprise in Henan that has obtained the factory certification of China Classification Society and the ship assembly unit with the qualification of sea-going ship construction, the company has successfully obtained the qualification of building 120-meter LNG new energy 10,000-ton cargo ships, and four 88-meter LNG distribution dual-purpose cargo ships will be started in December, which will once again set a new record for the shipbuilding industry in Henan."
The rudder is steady and vigorous, and the wind is strong enough to sail. At the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, it was proposed to "speed up the construction of a powerful transportation country" and "improve the modern comprehensive transportation system". The Tenth Plenary Session of the Eleventh Provincial Party Committee proposed to speed up the construction of a strong transportation province. Recently, the provincial party committee and government leaders conducted a field investigation at Xinyang Port, which outlined the direction for the development of Huaihe River inland navigation, port and shipping projects, and the shipbuilding industry, and painted a grand blueprint for the construction of the Xinyang Port-adjacent Economic Zone.
Construction of the Green Huaihe River Shipbuilding Industrial Park, adjacent to the central port of Huaibin, has been stepped up, and the most modern factories have been set aside. In line with the direction of "digitalisation, networking, intelligence and greening", Huaibin shipbuilding industry began to "retreat from the beach and enter the park" and accelerate its leap. At present, Xinyang is seizing the strategic opportunity of the provincial party committee and the provincial government to vigorously develop inland waterway and shipbuilding, deepening the construction of high-grade waterway and green bright port area, promoting the shipbuilding industry to strengthen the chain and extend the chain, promoting the coordinated development of "port, navigation, city, production, transportation and trade", and making great efforts to build a large channel for the Central Plains to go to sea and a new highland for port economy.
