The difference between inland river transportation and traditional land transportation

Compared with railways and highways, inland river transportation has the disadvantages of slow speed and weak timeliness, and at the same time has the advantages of less investment, large transportation capacity, low cost and low energy consumption. The transportation of bulk goods and container goods with low timeliness requirements, especially those with stable demand, can meet their needs through continuous delivery, and the price is not high. Inland river shipping has obvious advantages for bulk goods whose transportation cost accounts for a large proportion of the whole sales price. In land transportation, railway transportation has the advantages of high speed and large volume. The disadvantage is that the railway construction investment is large, the cultivated land is occupied, and the transportation cost is higher than that of water transportation, so it is suitable for medium and long-distance passenger transportation and medium and long-distance bulk transportation with strong timeliness. Road transportation has the advantages of high speed, convenience and flexibility in land transportation. At the same time, highway construction occupies a lot of cultivated land, transportation consumes a lot of energy, and the cost of railway is higher than that of water transportation, which is suitable for medium-distance passenger and freight transportation. Therefore, fundamentally speaking, inland river shipping, as an important part of the comprehensive transportation system, will still occupy its due position and play an irreplaceable role in the basin comprehensive transportation system.