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Core Insights - The "Shipping Zhejiang" initiative aims to reduce logistics costs and promote high-quality development of inland shipping, with significant projects signed to adjust transportation structure from road to water [1][2] Group 1: Strategic Goals and Plans - The year 2025 marks the beginning of the "Shipping Zhejiang" construction, with a comprehensive plan for the inland waterway network, including 1,400 kilometers of secondary waterways [1] - The initiative includes the release of the 2.0 version of the technical guidelines for high-grade inland waterways, focusing on land-saving innovations [1][3] - Zhejiang has set ambitious targets of "1 billion tons transferred to water" and "fourfold increase" in shipping capacity [3] Group 2: Current Achievements and Statistics - In the first ten months of the year, Zhejiang's water transport investment reached 33.82 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.1% [3] - The inland ports achieved a cargo throughput of 360 million tons, up 9.3% year-on-year, and container throughput reached 1.93 million TEUs, increasing by 14% [3] - The number of inland container shipping routes has expanded to 84, effectively doubling the hinterland coverage [3] Group 3: Economic and Environmental Benefits - Inland water transport costs are significantly lower, at only 1/7 of road transport and 1/3 of rail transport, providing substantial cost advantages for exports [2] - Water transport has a much lower carbon emission footprint, with emissions being 1/6 of road transport and 2/3 of rail transport, contributing to carbon reduction efforts [2] - A single third-level waterway can accommodate 1,000-ton vessels, equivalent to the capacity of four highways, which can reduce heavy truck traffic by 30%, alleviating road congestion [2]