The 2026 China Chongqing Yangtze River Shipping Engineering Technology Equipment Expo will be held on October 16th

Host: Organizing Committee of Chongqing High tech and Advanced Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Expo, China

Organizer: Chongqing Zhongbo Exhibition Co., Ltd

Exhibition Background:

The Yangtze River is the main artery of waterway transportation, with 1.6 billion ton ports, 4.69 berths of ten thousand tons and above, nearly 3800 transportation enterprises in the Yangtze River system, and 89300 inland transport ships, accounting for 83.8% of the country's inland waterways.

The hinterland of the Yangtze River has a developed economy and a long cultural history, which is more conducive to the development of the shipping industry. The Yangtze River spans numerous urban clusters in southwestern, central, and southern China, with a large population and strong economic development momentum. Especially in the Yangtze River Delta region, it is not only the estuary of the river but also the locomotive of China's economic development, giving birth to large cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, and Chongqing.

The Yangtze River shipping industry has shown a simultaneous increase in both quantity and quality, deepening of green and intelligent transportation, strengthening of multimodal transport, increased vitality in foreign trade, significant recovery in passenger transport, and a simultaneous increase in both quantity and quality of tourism passenger transport. Infrastructure and technology upgrades, continuous breakthroughs in waterway level: The 4.5-meter deep waterway from Wuhan to Chongqing will be completed by the end of 2025, and will fully realize its benefits by 2026, allowing larger tonnage ships to pass through; The mileage of high-grade waterways reaches 11000 kilometers, and 50000 ton sea vessels can directly reach Nanjing.

Comprehensive empowerment of intelligent supervision: Deepen the construction of the "Smart Yangtze River", apply multi-dimensional perception intelligent control modules, and significantly reduce the incidence of accidents and dangerous situations in key water areas; The electronic navigation map provides multiple data services, covering comprehensive elements such as water pollution reception and shore power services, optimizing the efficiency of dam crossing: compressing the downtime of the Three Gorges ship lock during major repairs, implementing linkage control of ships crossing the dam, and alleviating bottleneck constraints. ‌‌

Green transformation and structural optimization, green low-carbon acceleration: Focusing on the full chain, promoting the development of green ships and the use of shore power, adding shore power service area information to the electronic navigation map, and supporting the "dual carbon" goal. Upgrading of cargo structure: Goods are transitioning from traditional ore and coal to high value-added containers, building materials, and new energy vehicle equipment, with seamless integration of multimodal transport. Chongqing Guoyuan Port and other hubs have achieved seamless integration of iron and water transportation, with the establishment of a new energy vehicle roll on/roll off terminal to reduce logistics costs. Safety and collaborative governance, key governance of bridge and navigation safety: investigation and management of safety risks and hidden dangers in ship bridge collisions, technology empowerment to solve prominent risks in ship bridge collisions.

Strengthening regional coordination: relying on the Pinglu Canal, the whole route is open to navigation, and the access to the sea in the southwest hinterland is further opened. The Yangtze River, the new land sea channel in the west, and the Yangtze Huaihe River Water Diversion Project form a linkage pattern. Goods from Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing, Xizang and other places can be transported to Nanning by rail, and then shipped directly from Qinzhou Port via the Pinglu Canal.

The Yangtze River, as a golden waterway spanning the east and west of China, is the core lifeline supporting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. As a key throat of the entire waterway, the Three Gorges Hub carries the heavy responsibility of massive freight circulation in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River. In recent years, with the rapid development of industries along the Yangtze River and the continuous surge in freight demand, problems such as navigation congestion and insufficient transportation capacity in the Three Gorges have become increasingly prominent, becoming a major weakness that restricts the acceleration of Yangtze River water transportation and regional economic linkage. For a long time, the Three Gorges Ship Lock has been operating beyond its designed navigation capacity, with long waiting times for ships and high logistics transportation costs. This not only slows down the efficiency of inland waterway transportation, but also hinders the interconnection of the Yangtze River Delta, the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and the Chengdu Chongqing economic circle.

The Three Gorges Water Transport New Channel has officially started construction, a super project worth 77.208 billion yuan that broadens the throat of the Yangtze River - the Three Gorges Hub and the Gezhouba Hub, allowing the Yangtze River to handle more goods faster. The Three Gorges Water Transport New Channel Project includes two core components: the Three Gorges Hub New Channel and the Gezhouba Shipping Capacity Expansion. The Three Gorges Hub will be upgraded to a four line ship lock navigation mode, doubling the navigation carrying capacity and truly realizing a 10000 ton fleet from Shanghai to Chongqing. It can significantly reduce logistics time, lower transportation costs for enterprises along the Yangtze River, and fully activate the economic potential of the Yangtze River's golden waterway, injecting new impetus into the high-quality development of inland shipping and the domestic economic cycle.

After the completion of the Three Gorges Water Transport New Channel, stronger bidirectional convection will be formed between Chengdu Chongqing and Hubei - electronic information products and chemical raw materials from Chengdu Chongqing can be transported more efficiently to Hubei; Equipment manufacturing, building materials, and light industrial products from Hubei can also be delivered more smoothly to the Chengdu Chongqing region.

The construction of the Three Gorges Water Transport New Channel brings together the entire industry chain, including survey and design, engineering construction, equipment manufacturing, smart shipping, and ecological environmental protection. It collaborates with regulatory authorities, construction units, leading enterprises, and research think tanks to ensure high-quality progress of the project, focusing on key areas such as water conservancy engineering, port machinery, intelligent ships, green logistics, port related industries, and industrial parks along the Yangtze River. The Expo closely focuses on the core needs of new channel construction, and revolves around popular tracks such as intelligent construction, waterway upgrading, green shipping, intelligent operation and maintenance, and ecological protection. It comprehensively showcases new technologies, equipment, and solutions in the field of water transportation engineering, and accurately connects with the urgent needs of the billion dollar engineering construction market. The Expo brings together transportation and water conservancy authorities, Three Gorges operation teams, leading domestic infrastructure central enterprises, Yangtze River port groups, research institutes, and high-quality upstream and downstream enterprises to build a one-stop exhibition and trade platform that connects government and enterprises, integrates industry, academia, commerce, and research, and accurately matches supply and demand.

The exhibition site will present a panoramic view of the latest construction achievements, intelligent infrastructure equipment, digital navigation system, ecological waterway restoration technology, low-carbon shipping solutions and other core contents, focusing on industry hotspots such as smart water transportation construction, green transformation of shipping, digital upgrading of infrastructure, and innovation and renovation of waterways. The Three Gorges Water Transport New Channel Project covers the full cycle of construction, operation and maintenance, upgrading, and renovation needs, giving birth to a trillion dollar water transport industry market and bringing new development dividends to upstream and downstream enterprises. This expo focuses precisely on market demand, covering the entire industry chain including engineering survey and design, infrastructure construction, engineering machinery, smart shipping, new energy ships, water ecological governance, port operation and maintenance, etc.

The Expo is a supply and demand docking window for procurement, engineering construction, and industry parties, which can effectively break down industry information barriers, accurately connect project resources, expand market channels, and reach cooperation agreements. Whether it's showcasing technological achievements, promoting product markets, coordinating industry resources, or conducting in-depth business negotiations, efficient implementation can be achieved here, making it easy to seize the national infrastructure dividend. We will accelerate the deep integration of the Yangtze River shipping industry chain, innovation chain, and supply chain, promote the transformation of traditional inland shipping towards intelligence, greenness, and digitization, and enable the Yangtze River Golden Waterway to truly realize its golden value, continuously empowering the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

Exhibition schedule and location:

Date: October 16-18, 2026 Location: Chongqing Yuelai International Expo Center

Exhibition time: October 14-15, 2026, 8:30-22:00

Exhibition time: October 16-18, 2026, 9:00-17:30

Demolition time: 17:30 PM, October 18, 2026

Exhibition fee:

Standard booth: (3m x 3m)=9 square meters, domestic: 11800 yuan/piece, foreign: 1800 US dollars/piece

Special empty space (minimum rent of 36 square meters), domestic: 1180 yuan/square meter, foreign: 180 US dollars/square meter

Exhibition content:

Engineering Construction and Equipment Exhibition Area: covering water conservancy and hydropower construction machinery, dredging and earthwork equipment, lifting and transportation equipment; Technologies and materials related to deepwater channel and bridge construction; New technologies and solutions such as high-performance engineering building materials, environmentally friendly materials, BIM technology, smart construction sites, and prefabricated buildings.

Port Shipping and Intelligent Technology Exhibition Area: including port automation machinery, intelligent cargo handling equipment, and port IoT systems; Intelligent ships, new energy ships, and supporting navigation, power, and navigation equipment; Shipping big data, digital twin, smart port management platform, ship financial services, etc.

Modern Logistics and Supply Chain Exhibition Area: Various types of river sea, molten iron, and public water multimodal transport equipment and overall solutions; Intelligent warehousing AGV、 Logistics automation equipment such as logistics drones; Third party logistics, cross-border logistics, bonded logistics, supply chain finance and other supporting services.

Lingang Industry and Green Development Exhibition Area: Investment Promotion Exhibition of Riverside Lingang Park and Bonded Port Area; Green environmental protection technologies and equipment such as ship shore power, exhaust gas treatment, port sewage treatment, and solid waste resource utilization; Comprehensive supporting services including shipping finance, maritime law, ship inspection, and crew training.

Audience invitation:

The organizing committee of the Expo will focus on inviting core decision-makers and purchasers, including decision-makers and procurement leaders from state-owned enterprises, engineering general contracting units, port groups, and shipping and logistics enterprises; Technical experts and project managers from major design institutes and research institutes; Industrial supporting and service providers: specialized and innovative enterprises, small and medium-sized supporting manufacturers, distributors, and various industry service providers;

Regional and field distribution: The audience mainly comes from provinces and cities along the Yangtze River Economic Belt, focusing on fields such as engineering construction, shipping, logistics, equipment manufacturing, and commercial services. ‌‌

Gather high-quality resources from survey and design, engineering construction, equipment manufacturing, and smart shipping throughout the entire industry chain to ensure the efficiency and accuracy of business docking.

Contact information of the Expo Organizing Committee:

Chongqing Zhongbo Exhibition Co., Ltd

Contact: Teacher Feng

Mobile phone and WeChat ID: 15923519466

• Company:Chongqing Zhongbo Exhibition Co., Ltd
• Telephone:15923519466
• Contact:Teacher Feng
• Mobile:15923519466
• Address:Chongqing Yuelai International Expo Center

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