On March 29th, the reporter learned from the launch ceremony of the theme promotion activity "Charming Port, Vitality China, World Class Port Construction" that by 2024, the cargo throughput of ports in China will reach 17.6 billion tons, and the container throughput will reach 330 million TEUs, continuing to rank first in the world. As of the end of 2024, China holds eight and six positions respectively in the top ten ports in terms of global cargo throughput and container throughput. At present, China has formed world-class port clusters such as the Bohai Rim, Yangtze River Delta, and Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, and the scale of port infrastructure has remained the world's largest for many years. The layout of the main cargo transportation system ports has been further improved, and the proportion of large-scale deepwater specialized terminal berths has significantly increased. The construction of smart and green ports is accelerating, with China having the world's largest number of automated ports built or under construction, and a number of nearly zero carbon ports being rapidly created. China's port construction will continue to adhere to integrated development, improve the port collection and distribution system, develop water to water and iron to water intermodal transportation, and promote regional port coordinated development; Strengthen the deep integration of new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence with port operations, and accelerate the promotion and application of new energy and clean energy in ports. (New Society)