近22万闸次超22亿吨货物！三峡船闸通航22年交出亮眼答卷

Core Insights - The Three Gorges Ship Lock celebrated its 22nd anniversary on June 18, 2023, having opened to navigation in 2003, and has since facilitated over 1.074 million vessels and 22.4 billion tons of cargo [1][2] Group 1: Operational Achievements - The Three Gorges Ship Lock has maintained efficient operations with an annual single-direction capacity of 50 million tons, achieving over 100 million tons in cargo volume for 11 consecutive years and exceeding 150 million tons for the last three years [1] - Cumulatively, the lock has completed 215,000 lockages and transported over 12.29 million passengers [1] Group 2: Innovations and Improvements - To address the mismatch between the design capacity and increasing cargo demand, innovative methods such as the "Luo Jing Staging Method" have been implemented to optimize vessel scheduling [2] - The introduction of "virtual lock chambers" and "synchronous berthing" has significantly improved the space utilization and reduced the time required for each lockage [2] - The annual cargo volume has surged from 34 million tons at inception to a peak of 169 million tons, representing an increase of nearly four times and exceeding the design capacity by approximately 70% [2]