Buoyant future for Yangtze shipping

摘要

According to the Yangtze River Administration, a total of US$6.3 billion will go towards navigationalrnimprovements in the busy Yangtze River. Works will be completed by 2020.rnThe upgrades call for an extension to the river's deepwater navigation course, a widening of parts of the narrow channel in the middle reach and the purchase of maintenance facilities.rnWang Qufa, an official at the river's administration, said that the upgrades were to ensure the continued efficient use of the river. He said that one shipping accident at a vulnerable part of the river would be enough to block the entire course.