Jiangxi provincial government recently announced a package of strategic measures designed to speed up Jiujiang’s industrial development. These measures cover infrastructure investment, financing, land allocation and project support. Jiujiang is the only major Yangtze port city in the province.

In addition to a number of highways, top priority infrastructure projects for the city include the Jiujiang Yangtze Bridge and the Jiujiang ring road, both of which will start construction this year. Preparation will begin on a new container terminal called Chengxi and a railway line leading into the terminal. An expansion project to allow the terminal to handle dangerous goods will be approved, as will a project to set up a recycled resources economic zone. Efforts will also be made to speed up the establishment of the Jiujiang customs clearance. The provincial government will support, among other things, the setting up of a shipbuilding industrial zone for medium-sized and small vessels.