Rapid growth of freight volume and port throughput in the first three quarters

The reporter learned from the regular press conference of the Ministry of transport on the 24th that: in the first three quarters of this year, China's transportation economy continued its overall stable and steady development, with a relatively rapid growth in freight volume and port cargo throughput. In the first three quarters, China completed 38.9 billion tons of business freight, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%; the national port completed 10.3 billion tons of cargo throughput, a year-on-year increase of 5.2%, of which domestic and foreign trade increased by 5.8% and 4.0% respectively. In terms of investment, in the first three quarters, China's fixed assets investment in transportation reached 2291.8 billion yuan, an increase of 2.2% year on year, maintaining high-level operation. Among them, the investment in roads and waterways reached 1671.3 billion yuan, an increase of 3.5%, 92.9% of the annual target, and the progress was accelerated by 1.1 percentage points year on year. In terms of passenger transport, in the first three quarters, China completed 13.34 billion business passenger transport, down 1.6% year on year.

In terms of modes, the passenger traffic volume of railway and civil aviation has maintained rapid growth; the passenger traffic volume of passenger cars has continued to flourish, with the passenger traffic volume of Expressway increasing by 8.5% year-on-year; the passenger traffic volume of public transport in 36 central cities has reached 50.04 billion, with a year-on-year growth of 3.3%, of which the passenger traffic volume of rail transit has increased by 13.0%. Wu Chungeng, spokesman of the Ministry of transport, said that in the first three quarters, China's transportation economy showed many bright spots: in terms of major project construction, Beijing Daxing International Airport was officially put into operation and completed the task target of 1 million kilometers of newly reconstructed rural roads in the 13th five year plan ahead of schedule; in terms of transportation structure adjustment, freight volume of railway and waterway increased 180 million tons and 340 million tons respectively year on year. In the first three quarters, the logistics cost was reduced by 57 billion yuan, and the provincial toll stations of expressways were cancelled. The completion rate of etc issuance task was over 70%. The reporter also learned from the meeting that on October 10, after the bridge deck overturning accident occurred on the 312 Wuxi section of the national highway, Wuxi Port Road, experts of the technical group of Wuxi accident investigation group and experts group of the Ministry of transport met on site, the bridge body was complete, no fracture was found, no serious transverse crack was found on the bridge and pier top, and the design met the requirements of relevant specifications during the design period. According to the preliminary analysis, the cause of the accident is the bridge overturning caused by the heavy overload of the tractor. At present, the specific situation is still under investigation.