According to statistics from the Three Gorges Administration relating to the first quarter of 2009, more cargo went upstream of the shiplocks for the first time. This was attributed to the government’s earthquake relief efforts. Cement, iron and steel, oil and other construction materials have entered Sichuan via the waterway, totalling more than 5.8m tons, 53 per cent of the total. Normally, more cargo vessels sail out of Sichuan than sail in.