Excerpt from: China Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
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| October 11, 2005 | | Yangtze River System the Largest Inland Waterway | Marine transport by inland waterways
provide a very cost effective means of reaching into inland locations –
offering considerable cost advantage over rail or truck transport, particularly
over long-distance movements.
The Yangtze River system is by far the
largest inland waterway with a navigable length of about 2,800 km. China
has a long history of using this extensive waterway network of rivers and
lakes, linked over the years through strategic canal construction. In China
approximately 9 percent of all cargo transportation, representing over 1
billion tons, is transported by Inland Water Transport.
Chinese
River Ports
Annual
Throughput of Chinese Top 10 River Ports in 2004
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No
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Name of Port
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2004(throughput
in 10,000 tons)
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% of
2003
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1
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Nanjing
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9495
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143.4
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2
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Suzhou
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9036
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143.2
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3
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Nantong
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7097
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141.7
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4
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Hangzhou
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4890
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153.7
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5
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Zhenjiang
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4804
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157.7
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6
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Wuhan
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3212
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123.9
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7
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Huzhou
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3324
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142.1
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8
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Jiangyin
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2598
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120.8
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9
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Wuhu
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1734
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123.0
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10
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Maanshan
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1717
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167.3
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Source: Ministry of Communications
With the
exception of Hangzhou,
all of the top 10 ports are either situated on or adjacent to the Yangtze River.
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