China Established World's Largest Maritime Guarantee System

China Established World's Largest Maritime Guarantee System

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 21, 2025 - The "Maritime Patrol Vessel 153" was changing its navigation mark in Dengzhou Waterway, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on April 21, 2025.

China Established World's Largest Maritime Guarantee System

China Established World's Largest Maritime Guarantee System

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 21, 2025 - The "Maritime Patrol Vessel 153" was changing its navigation mark in Dengzhou Waterway, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on April 21, 2025.

China Established World's Largest Maritime Guarantee System

China Established World's Largest Maritime Guarantee System

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 21, 2025 - The "Maritime Patrol Vessel 153" was changing its navigation mark in Dengzhou Waterway, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on April 21, 2025.

China Established World's Largest Maritime Guarantee System

China Established World's Largest Maritime Guarantee System

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 21, 2025 - The "Maritime Patrol Vessel 153" was changing its navigation mark in Dengzhou Waterway, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on April 21, 2025.

China Established World's Largest Maritime Guarantee System

China Established World's Largest Maritime Guarantee System

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 21, 2025 - The "Maritime Patrol Vessel 153" was changing its navigation mark in Dengzhou Waterway, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on April 21, 2025.

China Established World's Largest Maritime Guarantee System

China Established World's Largest Maritime Guarantee System

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 21, 2025 - The staff on the "Coast Guard 153" navigation aid vessel dropped the navigation mark on the Dengzhou Waterway. Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on April 21, 2025.

China Established World's Largest Maritime Guarantee System

China Established World's Largest Maritime Guarantee System

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 21, 2025 - The "Maritime Patrol Vessel 153" was changing its navigation mark in Dengzhou Waterway, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on April 21, 2025.

Suez Canal Authority works to resume marine traffic after ship collision

STORY: Suez Canal Authority works to resume marine traffic after ship collision DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Suez Canal STORYLINE: The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Wednesday that one of the two vessels that collided in the canal has been refloated and towed away from the navigation course, and regular marine traffic would be resumed in hours. Earlier in the day, the Singapore-flagged liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier BW Lesmes, which ran aground due to a mechanical failure while transiting southbound through the canal, collided with the Cayman Islands-flagged oil products tanker Burri. The LNG vessel has been towed outside the waterway by four tugboats, the SCA said in a statement, adding that the rescue team is working on towing the 67,000-ton, 250-meter-long tanker Burri. It noted that the marine traffic would be regular in the canal's two branches after Burri is towed out of the traffic course. Initial investigations r

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship lock is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, China, May 1, 2023. June 18, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Three Gorges ship Lock to social vessels. According to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, the Three Gorges lock has operated more than 193,000 times in 20 years, passing more than 993,000 ships, more than 12.239 million passengers, and the freight volume through the lock has reached 1.91 billion tons. The Three Gorges lock is the inland waterway lock with the largest number of continuous stages, the highest total head and inter-stage head, and the most complicated technology in the world.

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship lock is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, China, May 1, 2023. June 18, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Three Gorges ship Lock to social vessels. According to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, the Three Gorges lock has operated more than 193,000 times in 20 years, passing more than 993,000 ships, more than 12.239 million passengers, and the freight volume through the lock has reached 1.91 billion tons. The Three Gorges lock is the inland waterway lock with the largest number of continuous stages, the highest total head and inter-stage head, and the most complicated technology in the world.

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship lock is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, China, May 1, 2023. June 18, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Three Gorges ship Lock to social vessels. According to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, the Three Gorges lock has operated more than 193,000 times in 20 years, passing more than 993,000 ships, more than 12.239 million passengers, and the freight volume through the lock has reached 1.91 billion tons. The Three Gorges lock is the inland waterway lock with the largest number of continuous stages, the highest total head and inter-stage head, and the most complicated technology in the world.

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship lock is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, China, May 1, 2023. June 18, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Three Gorges ship Lock to social vessels. According to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, the Three Gorges lock has operated more than 193,000 times in 20 years, passing more than 993,000 ships, more than 12.239 million passengers, and the freight volume through the lock has reached 1.91 billion tons. The Three Gorges lock is the inland waterway lock with the largest number of continuous stages, the highest total head and inter-stage head, and the most complicated technology in the world.

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship lock is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, China, May 1, 2023. June 18, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Three Gorges ship Lock to social vessels. According to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, the Three Gorges lock has operated more than 193,000 times in 20 years, passing more than 993,000 ships, more than 12.239 million passengers, and the freight volume through the lock has reached 1.91 billion tons. The Three Gorges lock is the inland waterway lock with the largest number of continuous stages, the highest total head and inter-stage head, and the most complicated technology in the world.

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship lock is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, China, May 1, 2023. June 18, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Three Gorges ship Lock to social vessels. According to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, the Three Gorges lock has operated more than 193,000 times in 20 years, passing more than 993,000 ships, more than 12.239 million passengers, and the freight volume through the lock has reached 1.91 billion tons. The Three Gorges lock is the inland waterway lock with the largest number of continuous stages, the highest total head and inter-stage head, and the most complicated technology in the world.

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship lock is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, China, May 1, 2023. June 18, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Three Gorges ship Lock to social vessels. According to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, the Three Gorges lock has operated more than 193,000 times in 20 years, passing more than 993,000 ships, more than 12.239 million passengers, and the freight volume through the lock has reached 1.91 billion tons. The Three Gorges lock is the inland waterway lock with the largest number of continuous stages, the highest total head and inter-stage head, and the most complicated technology in the world.

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship Lock

The Three Gorges Ship lock is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, China, May 1, 2023. June 18, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Three Gorges ship Lock to social vessels. According to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, the Three Gorges lock has operated more than 193,000 times in 20 years, passing more than 993,000 ships, more than 12.239 million passengers, and the freight volume through the lock has reached 1.91 billion tons. The Three Gorges lock is the inland waterway lock with the largest number of continuous stages, the highest total head and inter-stage head, and the most complicated technology in the world.

Shipwreck in C China's Wuhan lifted out of Yangtze River for navigation safety

STORY: Shipwreck in C China's Wuhan lifted out of Yangtze River for navigation safety DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a salvage team lifting a shipwreck from the middle reaches of the Yangtze River 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HE LE, Deputy director of Wuhan Water Emergency Rescue Base STORYLINE: A salvage team from the Yangtze River waterway administration managed to lift a shipwreck from the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in Wuhan on Tuesday. According to the administration, this was the first salvage operation that's part of a project aimed to clear out the passage in the main stream of the Yangtze River. The submerged ship, named Erhang 9566, sank to the bottom of the river 4 years ago. Its large-sized wreck with residual fuel oil had negatively affected local ecological environment and navigation safety. In early September, the salvage team dispatched a 1,000-tonne crane ship and other vessels and equipment to the site. The

River Rhine's low water levels spark supply worries in Germany

STORY: River Rhine's low water levels spark supply worries in Germany DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUANG YAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of River Rhine STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HUANG YAN, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now in Dusseldolf in western Germany. Dusseldolf is on the middle strech of the River Rhine. The Rhine is the busiest waterway in Germany. Since this summer, long drought and extreme hot temperatures have caused the decrease of water levels of the River Rhine, which has affected navigation, industrial supply chain and agriculture. People fear that if the situation continues, it would cause more economic losses in the future." The River Rhine's plunging water levels are challenging transportation of goods such as coal and gasoline. Cargo ships have to carry less loads to pass the shallow passages. Transportation authorities are shifting more goods traffic onto the rail network. However, transferring car

Beijing, Hebei sections of China's Grand Canal connected

STORY: Beijing, Hebei sections of China's Grand Canal connected DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of boats passing through the Beijing-Hebei junction in the Grand Canal STORYLINE: Boats from Tongzhou District of Beijing and Xianghe County of Hebei Province passed through the Beijing-Hebei junction in the Grand Canal in opposite directions Friday morning, which marks that the Beijing and Hebei sections of the canal were connected and underwent test navigation. Once it's officially open, residents of the two places can take cruise ships to visit the connected route. The Grand Canal was an artery connecting the north and south of China in ancient times. In order to protect and utilize the canal and realize the navigation goal of cruise ships, the water and transportation departments of Beijing and Hebei and the local governments have jointly promoted comprehensive treatment of the waterway, construction of locks and docks, installation of navi

Suez Canal's monthly revenue hits record high

STORY: Suez Canal's monthly revenue hits record high DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Head of the Suez Canal Authority Osama Rabie speaking 2. Various shots of vessels crossing the Suez Canal STORYLINE: Egypt's revenue from the Suez Canal reached a record high of 629 million U.S. dollars in April, the canal's authority said on Sunday. The head of Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie, said that the navigation traffic in April witnessed the crossing of 1,929 ships from both directions, compared to 1,814 ships last year. The canal also recorded April its highest monthly net tonnage, which totaled 114.5 million tons, Rabie added. The Suez Canal, one of Egypt's main sources of national income and foreign currency reserves, is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Boats are seen on the broad river at the Taicang section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province on April 6, 2021. Jiangsu Taicang Waterway Office of the Yangtze River has been constantly improving the navigation capacity of the waterway under its jurisdiction. The water depth of the waterway under its jurisdiction has been maintained at more than 12.5 meters, and the deep-water waterway runs through 38.8 kilometers of the whole water area of Taicang. In the Taicang section of the Yangtze River, the fourth-generation container ships and 50,000-ton ships can have full tide two-way navigation, and the fifth and sixth generation large ocean container ships, 100,000-ton fully loaded bulk carriers and 200,000-ton reduced bulk carriers can ride the tide directly to Taicang Port.

Winter Sailing

Winter Sailing

A sea patrol 152 navigation marker is launched on the main waterway of Longkou Port in Yantai, East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 6, 2020.

Winter Sailing

Winter Sailing

A sea patrol 152 navigation marker is launched on the main waterway of Longkou Port in Yantai, East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 6, 2020.

Winter Sailing

Winter Sailing

A sea patrol 152 navigation marker is launched on the main waterway of Longkou Port in Yantai, East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 6, 2020.

Winter Sailing

Winter Sailing

A sea patrol 152 navigation marker is launched on the main waterway of Longkou Port in Yantai, East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 6, 2020.