Vessels were passing through the Three Gorges hub in order on July 2. (Drone photo)

　　According to statistics from the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, the Three Gorges hub handled 83.077 million tons of cargo from January to June 2025, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%. Specifically, the Three Gorges ship locks operated 5,205 lock cycles, facilitating the passage of 19,121 vesselswith a total cargo throughput volume of 81.606 million tons(up 13.52% YOY). During this period, the hub ensured the transit of 21.077 million tonsof essential civilian suppliesand64,500 tonsof priority emergency shipments. (Reporter/Liu Yue, Correspondents/Wang Gang, Cao Chuanyang and Wu Xinyi)