The size of Chinas fleet ranks second in the world

Source: People's Daily Author: Han Xin 2023-07-12 10:14:28

July 11 is the 19th China Maritime Day, the reporter learned at the launching ceremony of the main forum of China Maritime Day and the National Maritime Day Activity Week: By the end of 2022, the capacity of China's maritime fleet reached 370 million deadweight tons, an increase of 1 times over 10 years ago, the fleet size jumped to the second in the world, the modernization level of the fleet was significantly improved, and maritime transport undertook about 95% of China's foreign trade cargo transportation volume, which played an important role in ensuring the development of the national economy and foreign trade.

The improvement of waterway infrastructure has been accelerated, and ship capacity has been continuously optimized. In 2022, the pace of major water transport infrastructure construction in China will accelerate, and the investment in waterway fixed assets will increase by 10.9% year-on-year; The results of transportation security and smooth operation continue to be consolidated, waterway freight volume, port cargo throughput, port container throughput increased by 3.8%, 0.9%, 4.7% respectively year-on-year, among the top ten ports in global cargo and container throughput, China accounted for eight and seven seats respectively, transportation production continued to grow, market development was healthy and orderly, providing a solid and powerful service guarantee for economic and social development and foreign trade quality and efficiency.

The scale of seafaring crews continues to grow, and crew management reform is advancing in an orderly manner. Data show that by the end of 2022, the total number of registered crew members in China reached more than 1.9 million, including 900,000 seafaring crew members and 1 million inland river crews. In 2022, 127,000 crew members of ships dispatched abroad to the world will be served, providing strong support for the stability of the international water logistics supply chain and ensuring domestic and international dual circulation.

As a major maritime power, a maritime power, and a shipbuilding power, China has a vast jurisdiction and a long coastline, and navigation plays an important role in promoting the formation of a new pattern of all-round opening up. China's shipping routes and service networks cover major countries and regions in the world, and the port scale, number of crews, shipbuilding output, and maritime fleet size rank first in the world. In the past 10 years, China has established route ties with more than 100 countries and regions, covering all coastal countries and regions along the "Belt and Road".

                                                                                                                                                                Responsible editor: Ge Yan