Port in upper Yangtze River region begins operations

Located in the upper Yangtze region, Chongqing boasts key geographic advantages as a strategic pivot point in the country's development program for its western regions, as well as being a connecting point for the BRI and the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

An important driver of high-quality development in western China, the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle became the fourth pillar region, following the Yangtze River Delta region, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, in January last year.

The first five berths of the port — one having an annual throughput of 100,000 cars and four handling containers and bulk cargo — have been checked and accepted. Their total designed annual throughput is 7.2 million metric tons.