Strike hard to destroy the behavior of the Yangtze River fairway

In recent days, the Yangtze River Navigation Administration Bureau held a site management meeting in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province to crack down on the illegal dredging of waterways in the Chengtong reach of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

According to the introduction of the Yangtze River Waterway Department, in the maintenance and management of the Fujiangsha Waterway site, it was found that some riverside terminal enterprises enjoy the convenience of navigation of the “Golden Waterway” of the Yangtze River Channel, but they lacked procedural rules and regulations in the construction of the wading project. The on-site management, especially the disorderly construction in the docks and harbors and dredging projects, and illegal spoils, severely damaged the fairway scale and navigation environment. A section of the live video broadcast by the Yangtze River Shipping Public Security Department clearly showed the entire process of dumping the waste slag from a small construction ship to the waters of the fairway.

According to Liu Haibin, Chief Engineer of the Yangtze River Navigation Administration, “The illegal behavior of spoils in the channel waters is an illegal act that severely damages the infrastructure of the Yangtze River Route and poses a major threat to shipping safety. In the event of a vessel accident, it will cause huge losses of life and property. If it happens to be a dangerous goods ship, there may be a major public safety incident involving inland water pollution. The consequences would be disastrous."

The Yangtze River Navigation Administration stressed that the Yangtze River Waterway Bureau must earnestly strengthen channel maintenance and channel protection, attach great importance to it, investigate and deal with it according to law, and investigate relevant responsibilities according to law; the Yangtze River Shipping Public Security Bureau must increase efforts to protect the Yangtze River shipping, and investigate the illegal activities in the end. Not tolerated. The Yangtze River Navigation Administration Bureau will also work with relevant local governments to strengthen the rectification of the acts of destroying navigation channels, crack down on illegal activities that infringe on the channel resources and endanger the safety of the channel, and protect the Yangtze River route resources.