In 2000, the total waterway cargo transport volume hit 1.21 billion tons and the cargo turnover was 2,306.1 billion tons/km, accounting for more than 50 percent of the national total.

• 2000年全国水路货运量完成12.；1亿吨，周转量完成23061亿吨公里，水运货物周转量占全社会货物周转量的一半以上。