Shanghai announced Monday that the Yangtze River estuary waterway has now been dredged to a depth of nine metres, two months ahead of schedule.

"It significantly increases the capability of the Shanghai port and other important ports along the Yangtze River," said Zhang Yunlong, deputy director of Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration.

Ships will now be able to pass through the newly deepened estuary, which has a width of 350 to 400 metres.

When the second phase of the deep-draught channel of the Yangtze estuary is finished by the end of next year, its depth will be 10 metres ......
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