落后于流域社会经济发展的珠江水运,近年来虽取得了一定的进步,但在通航设施的规划建设、资金筹措、协调管理等方面遇到的问题尚难以解决,成为制约水系航运事业快速发展的主要因素。有关部门的领导和专家认为,破解难题的有效办法是尽快建立由交通运输部牵头的珠江水系省(区)水运建设发展协调工作机制。 Although the Pearl River Water Transport lags behind the social and economic development in the basin, some progress has been made in recent years. However, the problems encountered in the planning and construction, financing and coordination of navigational facilities are still hard to be solved and become a constraint to the rapid development of the shipping line business major factor. Relevant departments’ leaders and experts believe that an effective solution to the difficult problem is to set up a coordination mechanism for the development of water transport in the Pearl River Water System (or region) led by the Ministry of Transport as soon as possible.