As Han Yu and Xiao Yu steered the little 001, escorting a cargo ship newly delivered by the Cosco Shipyard to the main channel for the ship owner, Linghai Cargo 306 was slowly moving along the Xinghu-Shen Channel, surrounded by more than a dozen tugboats each weighing two to three hundred tons.
The Xinghu-Shen Channel is the major transportation artery for the northern Zhehai and southern Jiangnan areas. It starts in Xingchang County in Zhehai Province, passes through Hu Zhou in Zhehai, and enters Wujiang County in Guzhou City, Jiangnan Province, reaching the Huangpu River in East Sea City.
The stone and building materials used in East Sea, Guzhou, and Wuxi are basically transported from the Zhebei Mountain Area through the Xinghu-Shen Channel, and Zhebei's coal, oil, and other energy resources are mainly transported in this way as well.
