BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Government of Zhejiang province in east China will focus on development of the Zhoushan River-Ocean Combined Transportation Center, said Zhu Congjiu, vice governor of the local government at a recent industry conference.
The Center has three goals in the future. The first is to become a modern international pivotal port. The second is to become a center of transporting, storing, processing and trading commodities including crude oil, coal, iron ore and grain. The third is to become a modern shipping service base, according to Zhu. (Edited by Hu Pingchao, hupingchao@xinhua.org)