Buoyant future for Yangtze shipping

A total of 43 billion yuan ($6.3 billion) will flow into upgrades to the Yangtze River in the next 11 years.

The money will pay for navigation improvements to the busiest waterway in China - work that will be completed by 2020, according to a news release from the river's administration.

The upgrades call for an extension to the river's deepwater navigation course, a widening of parts of the narrow channel in the middle reach and the purchase of maintenance facilities.