On the last day of the Spring Festival holiday, Haitong Wharf in Shanghai's Waigaoqiao Port District was busy, and the Panamanian "Swordfish Leader" ro-ro wheel, carrying more than 1,700 domestic brand cars such as Chery, Great Wall, and BAIC, set sail from here. During the Spring Festival, nearly 30,000 cars were imported and exported through Haitong Terminal, a year-on-year increase of 30%. After the domestic car is loaded on the domestic trade ship in the port along the Yangtze River, it will be unloaded at the Haitong Wharf of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Port Area located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and then it can be directly ro-ro on the foreign trade ship and sail to the overseas market"River-sea intermodal transport" modeIt is becoming the choice of more and more automobile export enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta region. On the stretching coastline of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in Zhejiang, the ship's whistle is melodious. Wang Yanming, the foreman of the bridge crane shift, is stepping up loading and unloading, and the trucks are shuttling back and forth in an orderly manner. During the Spring Festival holiday, the wharf operation is also 24 hours a day. The 8-day container throughput increased by 27% over the same period last year, ushering in a "good start". Nearly 2,000 kilometers away in Yunnan Shuifu Port, the container ships on berths 1 and 2 have been loaded and are about to leave for Hubei. The "Shuifu-Jiujiang-Shanghai" boutique direct route allows the goods to be quickly transported to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Scenes such as Shanghai's Waigaoqiao Port, Zhejiang's Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, and Yunnan's Shuifu Port can now be seen every day in 11 provinces and cities along the Yangtze River Economic Belt. All localities have accelerated the pace of construction of "first-class waterways", making innovation the first driving force, making green a universal form, and jointly playing the "opening song" of the Year of the Dragon. 
The 16" ship arrived at the Sanjiang Port Wharf in Ezhou, Hubei Province. Photo courtesy of Zhoushan Port and Port AdministrationDirect access to the river and sea
Open the channel to connect the world
On February 22, when the reporter was interviewing at Xintian Port in Chongqing, a cargo ship full of soybeans sailed into the port, and the staff member Ran Liang controlled the crane to prepare to unload. Xintian Port is one of the three strategic hub ports in Chongqing. Tian Tao, Minister of Commerce and Trade of Chongqing Xintian Port Logistics, introduced that the goods from Sichuan arrived at Xintian Port through the Dawan Railway, and after loading, they went eastward along the Yangtze River and were reloaded at Shanghai Port, which could reach Liaoning all the way; The imported goods depart from Zhoushan, Zhejiang, and after being loaded at Xintian Port, they can be sent to Sichuan through the "water and water transfer" container liner, and the role of the port transit hub has emerged. After the completion of the second phase of the project at the end of this year, four 5,000-ton bulk cargo berths and supporting facilities will be added to provide a new port through the river and the sea for the Chengdu-Chongqing Shuangcheng Economic Circle. 
Wanzhou section of the Yangtze River, ** waterway ships come and go. How long does it take for goods to be shipped from Japan to Germany? Wuhan Yangluo Port gave the answer: it only takes 26 days to transport from Japan to Yangluo Port, and then take the China-Europe train to Germany. At present, the China-Europe Express (Wuhan) has stable international transportation routes at 52, radiating 40 countries and 115 cities in the Eurasian continent. The 10,000-ton ship can go directly to Wuhan from the Yangtze River estuary, seamlessly connecting the China-Europe train. Standing in Yangluo Port, looking east to the sea and west to Europe, Shu Jiyuan, deputy secretary of the Xinzhou District Party Committee and head of Wuhan City, said: "The integration of the first, second and third phases of the port area has been completed, and the multimodal transport of hot metal and air has been opened to traffic, realizing 'direct pick-up by the ship' and 'direct loading at the port', and has entered the first phalanx of inland container ports in the world. "As the world's largest single automated container terminal with the highest degree of comprehensive intelligence, Yangshan Phase IV is a representative terminal of Shanghai Port. From a distance, a number of "giant machinery" are lined up along the shoreline of the wharf, the first row is a towering quay crane, the rear is an unmanned automatic guided vehicle, and the yard is "standing" is a working automatic rail crane. "The entire Yangshan Phase IV is completely 'Made in China'. Gu Zhiyong, deputy director of the Yangshan Port Maritime Safety Bureau, told reporters, "The construction and successful operation of Yangshan Phase IV marks the gradual transformation of Shanghai Port from a 'big port' to a 'strong port'. "Open up the best waterways and better connect the domestic and international markets. "Pack it up and put it in the container. After the holiday, the employees of Jiangxi Zhanhong Agricultural Development were busy with the export of fertilizers. In the past, it took 15 days for products to be exported to Vientiane, Laos, but now it takes only 6 days to go to sea through Nanchang International Dry Port, without transit. "The reduction in transportation costs has allowed our exports to surge from $800,000 to $23 million. Gao Xin, the person in charge of the enterprise, could not hide his joy. The third phase of the smart terminal of Wuhu Port in Anhui Province has realized the dream of several generations of port people to "sit in the office and open a bridge crane" through big data, 5G and the Internet of Things. In 2023, 1.4 million containers will enter and exit from Wuhu Port, a year-on-year increase of 12%, nearly three times the average growth rate of ports across the country. The Yangtze River's "first-class waterway" is accelerating the release of "first-class benefits". Forge ahead and seek innovation
Draw a new picture of innovation and development
In 4 seconds, in the VOYAH Automobile Smart Factory in Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone, a frame has been pressed, and the error does not exceed 01mm。In the welding workshop, 400 dexterous manipulators fly up and down, quickly connecting parts one by one. The plant produces 400 new energy vehicles per day, and has launched three upgraded models in six months. 
A VOYAH automotive smart factory manipulator is assembling a vehicle. Courtesy of VOYAH AutomotiveAmong the six major automobile industry clusters in China, three are located in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and new energy and intelligent networked vehicles are the advantageous industries of cities along the route. "Our flexible production line can meet the mixed production of all vehicle types, providing users with thousands of options. "By adopting world-leading technologies such as 5G, big data, edge cloud, and AI, we have opened up the flow of R&D and design data, and shortened the project cycle of new models from 36 months to 24 months." "Innovative production lines make innovative products. In Wuxi High-tech Zone (Xinwu District), Jiangsu, in the charging station, the intelligent robot charges the car after receiving instructions; In the comprehensive bonded zone, unmanned "smart cars" deliver goods to enterprises in the park according to procedures. "'Smart cars, smart roads' have become a reality with us. Liu Zhijie, deputy general manager of Sirun Tianlang, said. There are not only "smart cars", but also high-tech boats. Liquefied natural gas carriers (LNG carriers) are internationally recognized high-tech and high value-added ships, known as the "crown jewel" of the world's shipbuilding industry. Today, this pearl has been picked up by Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Industry. A few years ago, the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the first ship was held. "At present, the company has 111 orders in hand, and the production plan has been scheduled for 2027. The person in charge of Jiangsu New Era Shipbuilding said happily. In Changsha, Hunan Province, the Dazehu R&D Base, which is an important part of the construction of a global R&D center city, held a groundbreaking ceremony on February 20, and the supporting R&D Center (Phase I) project of the returnee town is in full swing. Anhui will promote the advanced photovoltaic industry, and propose that by 2025, the province's advanced photovoltaic and new energy storage industry operating income will exceed 500 billion yuan. Looking at the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the rise of innovation highlands has accelerated, and emerging industrial clusters have grown vigorously. Ecology first
Go to the "green" and prosper according to the green
In the cool morning, the Chishui River in Zunyi, Guizhou Province overflowed with a glimmer of light. Luo Junli, a staff member of the city's hydrological and environmental monitoring department, looked at the small fish in the water and was excited: "The river water is getting clearer and clearer, and it has become a pleasant task to carry out sampling." "If the water quality and quantity meet the standards, the downstream will compensate the upstream, otherwise the upstream will compensate the downstream." In January 2024, Guizhou will launch a new round of horizontal ecological protection compensation for the eight major river basins, becoming the first province to implement double compensation for water quality and quantity. The Yangtze River Economic Belt "jointly grasps large-scale protection and does not engage in large-scale development"."Co-protection" and "co-governance" can achieve "win-win". "When the weather is warm, there are many fish that come to spawn on the shallows of the Yangtze River. Look at it and feel at ease! On the day of the Lantern Festival, Li Qingyu, a ranger at the Hejiang County Nature Reserve Service Station in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, held a telescope to carefully observe the situation on the river. At the age of 55, he has been a fisherman for 30 years, and after the Yangtze River was banned from fishing for 10 years, he became a fish protector. 
Members of the patrol team of the Hejiang County Nature Reserve Service Station patrol by boat. Photo by People's Daily Online Peng Qian Jointly build an ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and many places in Sichuan, Chongqing and Guizhou have tried cross-regional joint law enforcement. Monitoring shows that in 2023, the population of rare fish in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, such as Yangtze sturgeon, cochineal, and Iwahara carp, will increase in the reserve. "In 2024, Luzhou, Chongqing, Yongchuan, and Jiangjin will also increase and release 100,000 fish fry, afforestation of 60,000 mu around the Yangtze River and Chishui River basins, replanting and replanting 100,000 mu, and carrying out joint patrol inspections more than 5 times. Quan Yong, head of the Hejiang County Nature Reserve Service Station, revealed. The story of the environment forcing the rise of green is played out from time to time in the cities of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Yueyang, Hunan Province took the initiative to crack the battle of "chemical encirclement of the river", and all 35 chemical enterprises within 1 km of the river were "closed, relocated, and changed". "When we first received the news of the move, we were at a loss. Last year, with the help of the local government, it moved into the Green Chemical Industrial Park of Linxiang High-tech Zone, started trial production at the end of the year, and realized the upgrade of lanes, from pesticides to new material products, and the output value is expected to reach 300 million yuan in 2024. Hu Xiaoshan, general manager of Hunan Weimo New Materials, said with emotion. During the Spring Festival, in the Zhenjiang and Yangzhou sections of the Yangtze River, Ma Jianjun, a volunteer protector of the finless porpoise, once again recorded the scene of the finless porpoise frolicking with his camera. In the past two years, he will upload the ** he photographed to the Internet to share, "Show the beautiful side of the Yangtze River to more people, so that you can feel the fruits of protection." "The green water is gone, and the green mountains are open to each other. Today, the ecological priority and high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt have initially appeared.