An investigation group consisting of officials from transportation departments and experts of water-transportation and environment protection of China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, the six countries along the Lancang - Mekong Rivers wound up an overall investigation on the oil-shipping along the Yangtze River the other day. And they've reached a consensus in regard of the shipping of the finished oil-products along the Lancang - Mekong Rivers and signed an investigation summary on the matter.

The investigation group of the six countries is of opinion that the successful experience for the shipping of the end oil-products along the Yangtze River is worthwhile to draw from. The condition for water transportation along the Lancang - Mekong Rivers is similar to that along the Yangtze River and so it is workable to conduct the end oil products shipping along the Lancang - Mekong watercourse.

The conclusion reached by the investigation group of the six countries has already been initially proved. In 2004, the Coordination Commission of China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand for Navigation of Commercial Ships along the Lancang - Mekong Rivers came to an agreement that the open water-channel along the Lancang-Mekong Rivers be used to ship the finished oil-product and liquefied gas from Thailand to Jinghong in Yunnan, China. Since then, enterprises in Yunnan made efforts to build a special oil-tanker for the shipping and so far, around 1400 tons of diesel-engine oil have already been carried from Thailand to Jinghong Yunnan along the watercourse.

By People's Daily Online