Why does the "Liangshan Port" located in the west of Shandong Province become the largest inland port in the province?

Transportation is an industrial activity that human beings use transportation to realize the transfer of staff and cargo space. There are five main methods of modern transportation, namely highways, railways, water transportation, aviation, and pipelines. Water transportation can be divided into two parts: marine transportation and inland river shipping. Water transportation has the characteristics of large transportation volume, low transportation price, slow transportation speed, and natural factors such as weather. Having an important position, sea transportation is the main way to transport goods in international trade.

The most throughput in Shandong Province inland port

In the land, the use of surface runoffs such as surface rivers and lakes can develop inland ships. The Mississippi River Basin in the United States, western Europe, and the Yangtze River Basin in my country are the world's three major inland river shipping areas. The development of river transportation will be affected by a variety of location conditions. Generally speaking, the runoffs, small changes in traffic season, low -frustration period, slow flow rate, and deep river channels are more suitable for shipping development. If the river network is dense, the artificial canal communication, and the population in the river basin has many economically developed economies, then the inland river shipping will be more developed.

China's main high -level inland river channel distribution map

For example, in the Yangtze River in my country, it is a natural channel for inland ships. There are many inland river ports distributed in the Yangtze River and its tributaries. For example, Nanjing Port, Jiujiang Port, Wuhan Port, and Chongqing Port are the main inland ports in my country. Today, the inland port we want to introduce is located in the northern region of our country, that is, the "Liangshan Port" in the west of Shandong Province. Liangshan Port is the largest inland port in Shandong Province. What about the inland river port?

Liangshan Port Coal Pier

Shandong Province is located in the northern region of my country. It is a coastal province. The Shandong Peninsula penetrates into the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. The coastline is long, the Panel and Bay have excellent maritime port conditions, and the sea transportation is very developed. However, Shandong Province belongs to the temperate seasonal climate. The annual precipitation is small. Although there are many rivers, most of the river flows have a short process, the runoff is small, and it does not have shipping value. In the western part of Shandong Province, the Beijing -Hangzhou Grand Canal, which runs north and south, is the most valuable river in the province.

The location map of the Beijing -Hangzhou Grand Canal and Liangshan Port

Liangshan County is a county under the jurisdiction of Jining City, Shandong Province. It is the birthplace of the story of the four famous works "Water Margin". The northeast direction is closer to the second largest lake in Shandong Province. Liangshan County is located along the Beijing -Hangzhou Grand Canal. However, just along the Beijing -Hangzhou Grand Canal, it is not enough to greatly increase its inland shipments. What's more critical is the opening of the "Watri Railway". The west of the Watiguri Railway starts from Watang Town, Luliang City, Shanxi Province, and Rizhao Port in Shandong in the east. It is the first railway in the world to build a 30 -ton heavy -loaded railway standard.

Coal transported by the Watri Railway

The Watri Railway is an important part of my country's mid -to -long -term railway network planning. It is an important coal resource transportation channel connecting the east and west parts of my country. It was officially opened to traffic on December 30, 2014. After the Wakigrine Railway was completed, coal in the Jinanxi and Shaanxi Mongolia area can be continuously sent to Rizhao Port through the railway, and then transported to the south through sea transportation. The Watri Railway has just passed Liangshan County, making Liangshan County a node of "Tiehe River Union Transport".

Watigan Railway and Beijing -Hangzhou Grand Canal

The coal transported through the Watri Railway first arrived in Liangshan County, then installed in the inland ship in Liangshan Port, transported to the south through the Beijing -Hangzhou Grand Canal to the south of the Yangtze River, and Liangshan County was relatively close to the Yangtze River Delta area. The transportation cost of each ton of coal can be reduced by 60 yuan. The huge economic benefits make the coal volume of "Tiehe River Union", which makes Liangshan Port the largest inland port with the largest throughput in Shandong Province.

Liangshan Port Location Map

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