BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- China will strive to promote integration of the ports and waterways in the Yangtze River Delta to enhance the regional transport coordination, according to an action plan released jointly by the Ministry of Transport and the local authorities in the region.
The local authorities in the region will coordinate efforts to promote construction of high-grade waterway network in the Yangtze River Delta, further optimize distribution and functions of the ports, strengthen the integration of port resources, and improve the efficiency of using the port resources.
Meanwhile, they will also promote standardization of the ships on the rivers, reinforce ship pollution control in the ports, and actively advance the use of new energy and clean energy for the ships.
Regarding the information sharing, the local authorities will make efforts to enhance efficiency of the maritime port services, and promote the construction of port and shipping logistics public information platform.
In addition, according to the action plan, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui will also put into service some wharf and tank-cleaning station construction projects before the end of 2020, in an effort to support construction of Shanghai as an international shipping center. (Edited by Hu Pingchao, hupingchao@xinhua.org)
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