Three Gorges Dam’s Shipping Throughput Hits A New Record

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Credits: Zheng Jiayu/Xinhua

The total cargo throughput via the ship locks at the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project, hit a new record in the first half of this year, reports Xinhua quoting the Three Gorges Navigation Authority.

Total cargo throughput hits new record

From January to June, the project’s total throughput exceeded 84.15 million tonnes, an increase of 9.32 percent from the same period last year.

During this period, the Three Gorges ship locks operated 5,469 times,...

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