广东是全国经济比较发达的省份之一,有着发展水运事业优越的自然条件:全省海岸线长3360公里,港口众多,通航河流998条,通航里程10808公里。由于我省的航道承担着沟通不同区域、港澳地区和东南亚的物资交流,以及沿海运输的功能,且 Guangdong is one of the more economically developed provinces in the country. It enjoys the superior natural conditions for the development of the water transport industry. Its coastline is 3,360 kilometers long, with many ports, 998 navigable rivers and 1,0808 kilometers of navigable miles. As the waterway in our province undertakes the communication of material exchange between different regions, Hong Kong, Maucao and Southeast Asia and the function of coastal transportation, and