CCTV News (News Network): The reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport that since this year, my country's transportation industry has achieved a good start.
In the first quarter, the cross-regional personnel flow in the whole society was 17.39 billion, an increase of 4% year-on-year, and the flow of personnel travel continued to be strong.
While people enjoy their journey, things flow smoothly. In the first quarter, my country's freight volume grew faster than the full-year level of last year, with an operating freight volume of 13.06 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%.
In addition, my country's port throughput has also maintained growth. In the first quarter, the port's cargo throughput reached 4.22 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%, of which domestic and foreign trade increased by 4.1% and 1.4% year-on-year respectively.
In the first quarter, several major projects represented by Pinglu Canal and container terminal of Xiaoyangshan North Operation Area in Yangshan Port District were successfully promoted.
