一、规划背景和意义我国现有沿海港口150余个(含长江南京及以下港口),2005年货物吞吐量达33.8亿吨,比2000年翻了一番多。沿海港口作为国民经济和社会发展的重要基础设施,有力地支撑了经济、社会和贸易发展以及人民生活水平的提高,对于国家综合实力的提升、综合运输网的完善等具有十分重要的作用。 I. Background and Significance of Planning China has more than 150 coastal ports (including the Yangtze River in Nanjing and below). In 2005, its cargo throughput reached 3.38 billion tons, more than double that of 2000. As an important infrastructure for national economy and social development, coastal ports have strongly supported the economic, social and trade development as well as the improvement of people’s living standard. They are very important to the enhancement of the overall national strength and the improvement of integrated transportation networks.