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Core Insights - The Pearl River Waterway Management Bureau announced ten major initiatives for water transport development in the Pearl River area by 2025, emphasizing the acceleration of the construction of a world-class port cluster in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area [1] Group 1: Infrastructure Development - The construction of key infrastructure projects is set to accelerate, including the 200,000-ton channel project at Guangzhou Port and the fifth phase of the Nansha Port area [1] - The first phase of the automated container terminal at the Yantian Port area in Shenzhen, featuring three 200,000-ton berths, has completed its main structure [1] Group 2: Shipping Metrics - The Greater Bay Area's international hub, Guangzhou Port, is expected to handle a total cargo throughput of 695 million tons and a container throughput of 27.5 million TEUs in 2025, with a projected sea-rail intermodal volume exceeding 700,000 TEUs [1] - By 2025, the total cargo throughput for all ports in the Pearl River system is expected to reach 2.1 billion tons, with foreign trade cargo throughput at 640 million tons and container throughput at 79.01 million TEUs, reflecting year-on-year growth of 2.8%, 4.5%, and 4.8% respectively [1] Group 3: Safety and Regulation - The Ministry of Transport's Maritime Safety Administration has signed a cooperation arrangement for information sharing and governance with maritime departments in Hong Kong and Macao [2] - Guangdong Maritime Bureau has introduced the first provincial regulations for managing vessel navigation restrictions under adverse weather conditions in inland waterways [2] - The implementation of the "Guangzhou Water Traffic Safety Management Regulations" marks a new level of governance in water traffic safety within the Greater Bay Area [2]