What surprised Bao Feiyang was that the debate on the forum was a bit fierce. In addition to the professor from Ocean University, there was also a magazine reporter and several people engaged in shipping, foreign trade and cargo agents raised questions, and the most fierce opposition was It was a professor from Zhijiang University who believed that Pujiang City should abandon regional divisions, carry forward the style of taking the lead, and choose to build a port in Ningcheng. Ningcheng has very good channel, port and coastline resources. The water depth of Ningcheng¡¯s main channel has reached 50 meters, and the water depth of the port area is 20 meters. It has very good conditions for building a deep-water port. However, starting from the Gaoqiao Port Area on the outermost side of the Pujiang River, it is nearly 300 kilometers away from Ningcheng Port, which takes about more than ten hours. For cargo ships on the Tianjiang River, the voyage to Ningcheng Port is not only longer, but also more time-consuming. Time and cost are also higher. For enterprises, costs must be considered. The development of port-facing industries relies on the fast and convenient transportation logistics of the port. If a deep-water port is built in Ningcheng, a large number of ocean-going cargo flights will choose to dock in Ningcheng. Port instead of Pujiang Port, then Pujiang¡¯s local logistics can only be transferred to Ningcheng Port, and some port-facing industries may choose to build factories in Ningcheng. ¡°Building a deep-water port in Ningcheng will not only affect the Pujiang River, but also the logistics and industrial structure of the entire East China region. In addition to the logistics transported through Tianjiang Shipping, which has to travel more than ten hours longer, and the resulting time and transportation costs, a large number of road logistics need to take longer detours and cost more, which will inevitably lead to the industrial structure The change. And it¡¯s not just that. Ports and logistics also involve industries such as finance and international trade. On the one hand, Ningcheng does not have the corresponding supporting industries and service capabilities. On the other hand, if all related industries are really transferred to Ningcheng, then Pujiang¡¯s Related industries will be affected. Pujiang's current economic status and development level are inseparable from Pujiang Port's role as the distribution center of foreign trade logistics in the Tianjiang River Basin. The distribution of logistics brings about the distribution of trade, capital and people. distribution, there is no port, and there is no position as the logistics distribution center in the Tianjiang River Basin. The development of Pujiang City will definitely be greatly affected. Therefore, let Pujiang City carry forward its style and build the port to Ningcheng to carry out the so-called integrated layout. and development can only be wishful thinking on the part of Ningcheng and Zhijiang. It is impossible for Pujiang City to give up its economic status, and even the country cannot give up Pujiang as an economic center and support Ningcheng to replace Pujiang. In addition to the Ningcheng Port plan, there are also people who have proposed artificial reclamation projects at Tianjiangzui, the Hengsha Island plan, the Shuangqishan port construction plan, the Sijiao port construction plan, etc. However, while each of these plans has its own advantages, , each has its own shortcomings. For example, the Tianjiangzui reclamation project and the Hengsha Island project are too large, the progress is too slow, and the controllability is too poor. In addition, they have a relatively large impact on the hydrological environment. While reclamation, It will accelerate the sedimentation rate of Tianjiang Estuary, which means that the Tianjiang waterway will be affected, which almost means the abandonment of the existing Pujiang Port area. The same is true for the Sijiao port construction plan. The Sijiao plan connects the Sijiao port area and the land through a cross-sea embankment. The sedimentation caused by the embankment in the later period will create a large area of ??land that can be used, but this will also cause problems in the sky. Sedimentation in river channels has accelerated. As for the Shuangqishan plan, the advantage of this plan is that the land area of ??the island is larger, but it is further away from the mainland. In contrast, although the island land area of ??Xiaoyangshan is smaller, it is closer to the mainland. The outlying island deep-water port plans all have the disadvantages of being more difficult to build, higher in construction costs, and longer in voyage. However, compared with Gaoqiao Port, the Yangshan Port Area only increases the voyage distance by less than 100 kilometers, and through cross-sea The bridge is connected to Huixun District and will still have a positive effect on Pujiang City. The Ningcheng faction, the reclamation faction, and the outlying island faction all spoke out, and their biggest criticism of the dredging of the Tianjiang Channel is that the dredging of the Tianjiang Channel is slow to produce results and the maintenance cost is high. "The Tianjiang River has a high cement and sand content. When the river flows into the sea, it will be supported by the tide, and the sand will settle down to form barrier sand. According to the plan formulated by the relevant national authorities, it will take 10 years and tens of billions of dollars to , the main channel of the Yangtze River Estuary can only be dredged to a depth of 12.5 meters, which still does not meet the requirements of a deep-water port of at least 15 meters. Even so, due to the presence of barrier sand, the waters of the Tianjiang Estuary will continue to accumulate to 12.5 meters. It is difficult to maintain the water depth of the waterway. It requires huge investments every year to dredge and maintain the waterway, which is very uneconomical. However, building a deep-water port on offshore islands can solve this problem once and for all" "Professor Lu is wrong" The professor of Fenghu University immediately retorted: "Professor Lu saw the benefits of building a deep-water port on outlying islands. Indeed, by building a deep-water port on outlying islands, Pujiang Port can get a deep-water port area, but everyone should not forget why Pujiang Port can become China's The largest port in China? A very important reason is that Pujiang City is a special geographical location where the river and the sea meet. Bulk cargo in the entire Tianjiang Basin is"Pujiang Port has become the economic center and largest city in China, and Pujiang Port has become the largest port in China. Of course, it is inseparable from the Tianjiang River Basin." A large amount of international trade logistics. However, Pujiang¡¯s own industrial strength is also very strong. At the beginning of reform and opening up, Pujiang City¡¯s industrial output accounted for almost a quarter of the country¡¯s total, and a large part of Pujiang Port¡¯s cargo throughput was Local industrial products. Of course, Pujiang City itself has few natural resources. Pujiang¡¯s industrial production also requires the input of a large amount of raw materials and spare parts from all over the country. As the economic hinterland of Pujiang City, Tianjiang River Basin is indeed very important. Channel dredging affects not only Pujiang Port and international ocean freighter routes. According to the Tianjiang Channel Dredging Plan formulated by the state, not only the channel at the Tianjiang Estuary will be dredged to a depth of 12.5, but also the Tianjiang Channel from Fenghu and Jinling below Dredging will also be carried out to reach a water depth of 7-10 meters. In the future, it can be dredged to a depth of 12.5 meters. After the Tianjiang waterway is dredged, cargo ships with a weight of less than 100,000 tons can even berth directly at the docks of Fenghu and Jinling. The river will become a real golden waterway and will play a huge role in the economic development of cities along the river. This role cannot be replaced by simply building a deep-water port on an outlying island! ¡± Cities and places along the Tianjiang River are die-hard supporters of the Tianjiang Dredging Plan. Adopting the dredging plan and continuing to expand the ports along the Tianjiang River not only means that international logistics transfers in coastal cities can save hundreds of kilometers of voyages and corresponding navigation time. Following the dredging of the Tianjiang Estuary Channel, the next step is to dredge the downstream channel of the Tianjiang River. In the future, the overall water depth of the downstream channel will reach more than 10 meters, and cargo ships of less than 100,000 tons can directly access it. For the port cities along the Tianjiang River, this will This is a very big benefit. Professor Chen Jingtian from Jinling University also said: "The Tianjiang flood caused huge losses the year before last, and the central government launched the Tianjiang River Basin water and soil control project. We believe that with the progress of the Tianjiang River Basin water and soil control project, through With the return of farmland to forest and soil and water conservation, the water and soil erosion situation in the middle and upper reaches of the Tianjiang River will be improved. Coupled with the regulation of a series of river dams in the middle and upper reaches, the sediment content in the middle and lower reaches of the Tianjiang River will be reduced. Of course, Considering the huge water flow of the Tianjiang River, there will still be more suspended sediment entering the Tianjiang estuary, but the situation will improve, and the later dredging maintenance costs will also be reduced" "In addition, although the dredging depth of the Tianjiang waterway will be It is mainly the dredging of the main channel, but overall dredging will be carried out. After dredging, the depth will increase, the amount of water contained in the lower reaches of the Tianjiang River will increase, and the water level will decrease, which is also a major benefit for flood control and disaster reduction! " "So, the outlying island deep-water port only solves the deep-water port problem in Pujiang City, but the dredging of the Tianjiang Waterway can not only solve the deep-water port problem in Pujiang City, but also solve the deep-water port problem in major riverside cities along the Tianjiang River, benefiting It will be more extensive areas and cities along the coast. The dredging of the waterway will also benefit flood control and disaster reduction in the Tianjiang River. This is a comprehensive livelihood project and development project, a century-old plan and a millennium plan" Even though Bao Feiyang is determined to build an outlying island deep-water port , but we have to admit that dredging the Tianjiang Waterway is also very necessary and reasonable. In fact, Bao Feiyang is not opposed to the dredging of the Tianjiang Waterway. The development of Pujiang City is inseparable from the development of cities along the Tianjiang River. These cities. The development of the Tianjiang River will not divert the resources of the Pujiang River. A rapidly developing regional economy will only allow Pujiang City, as the regional leader, to develop better. The deepening of the Tianjiang Waterway is indeed beneficial to the development of cities along the coast. In fact, this The project started after the 1998 flood. The first phase of the project will be completed this year. The overall Tianjiangkou channel will be raised from 7 meters to 8.5 meters. The second phase of the project will mainly involve the river section below Tongcheng and will be completed in 2005. The connection of the 10-meter water channel and the 12.5-meter water channel at the Tianjiang Estuary are actually necessary, but they should not affect the dredging of the Tianjiang channel or the construction of Gaoqiao New Port. The construction of offshore deep-water ports. The construction of offshore deep-water ports not only solves the problem of whether Pujiang City has a deep-water port, but also means Pujiang Port¡¯s ambition to compete for the international shipping logistics transshipment center. From the perspective of ports along the river, the offshore deep-water ports mean that Pujiang City has a deep-water port. The voyage of the river-sea combined transport will be increased by dozens of kilometers. For international transshipment, the offshore deep-water port is closer to the international routes. Compared with the current Gaoqiao Port area, it saves dozens of kilometers of voyage and valuable time. Therefore, for For international ocean-going freighter flights, they prefer to berth at offshore deep-water ports outside the estuary rather than in the Gaoqiao port area within the estuary. The construction of offshore-island deep-water ports will be more conducive to Pujiang Port's efforts to secure the berthing of ocean-going freighters and the transfer of international cargo. ¡