Aspect of Hubei Province, rivers, water began to exert building. Water from the economic work conference in Hubei Province was informed that the "Tenth Five" period, the province's water transport only 10 billion capital investment, "Eleventh Five-Year" period, more than 100 billion yuan, to the "Twelve Five", the planned investment of 400 I billion, more than 11 five-year plan before the total investment.
Zhu Xiaoguang incoming Secretary of Hubei Province, the "second Five-Year" period, Hubei Province Water construction investment is estimated to reach 40.2 billion, to build the core of Wuhan Yangtze River Newport shipping center; on the Han River, Han River Canal, Three Gorges Reservoir channel to focus on the construction area; promote logistics center of Yichang Three Gorges, Jingzhou combination port, eastern Hubei combination port, Port of Xiangfan focus port construction.
According to preliminary planning, by 2015, Hubei port container handling capacity will reach 400 million TEUs, twice the current level; Wuhan Port will initially built as a modern shipping center; fully completed the Han River to the booming of the Channel Regulation Caidian and RESOURCES navigation project, the formation of the Yangtze River - Han River Canal - Han River 810 km kiloton channel circle.
