Core Insights - Wuhan's government has released a three-year action plan (2025-2027) to promote high-quality development of the Yangtze River middle reaches shipping center, highlighting the progress in construction and operational metrics [3] Group 1: Port Performance - In 2024, Wuhan Port achieved a container throughput of 1.8763 million TEUs, accounting for 76.7% of Hubei province's total and 33.7% of the total in the upper and middle Yangtze River region, maintaining its position as the "first port in the upper and middle Yangtze River" [3] - Wuhan Port has 150 productive berths and has formed a container port cluster centered around Yangluo Port, with an annual container handling capacity exceeding 4 million TEUs and an annual throughput capacity of 150 million tons [3] Group 2: Intermodal Transport Development - Wuhan has established the largest inland rail-water intermodal hub, with over 50 opened channels, achieving a rail-water intermodal volume of 231,600 TEUs in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 44%, leading the nation in both total volume and growth rate [3] Group 3: Economic Development Initiatives - The Yangtze New Area is designated as the core area for shipping center construction, with over 2,000 enterprises gathered in the Yangluo Port area, 80% of which are industrial companies, focusing on industries such as steel processing, equipment manufacturing, and health [3] - The area aims to develop three major industries: port logistics, port manufacturing, and shipping services, transitioning the port hub into an economic hub [3] Group 4: Strategic Goals and Innovations - The New Area aims for a target of 10 million TEUs, an international port, and a shipping center, implementing a development path of "port + channel + network + platform + industry" [4] - Innovations in customs procedures, such as "joint boarding inspections" and "direct loading and unloading," have significantly improved clearance efficiency, reducing waiting times and costs for local automotive exports [4]