Research on the current situation of hazardous chemical waterway transportation and corresponding strategies for improving safety control capability
With the introduction and progressive implementation of Chinese"The Belt and Road"initiative,water-way transportation has gained increasing prominence.However,incidents involving the transportation of dangerous goods through waterways occurred periodically,leading to casualties,property damage,and irreversible environmental impacted.This paper aimed to analyze the volume,classification,accidents,and primary hazardous characteristics of dangerous goods transported via waterways in China.The current problems of waterway transportation of dangerous goods in China were pointed out from the perspectives of regulations and institutional system,safety supervision mechanism,and safety gov-ernance capacity of dangerous goods transportation.It also put forward countermeasures and suggestions from the perspect-ives of regulations and standards,regulatory mechanism,important infrastructure,means of transportation,production and operation process.The research results provide reference for improving the safety guarantee capacity and service quality of dangerous goods waterway transportation in China