China, US to cooperate on inland navigation  

中美两国内河航运展开合作

第三届中国长江与美国密西西比河战略合作论坛11日在湖北武汉举行，地处长江中游的武汉新港与美国中央港区签署合作协议，双方将在港口建设与运营、多式联运体系建设等领域展开合作。

Wuhan (CNS) - Wuhan New Port and the U.S. Port Group signed a cooperation agreement on Thursday at the Third Yangtze-Mississippi Strategic Cooperation Forum in Wuhan, capital city of Hubei Province.

According to the agreement, both sides will communicate on multimodal transport, share experiences in free trade at inland river ports, exchange development information, cooperate on navigation services, and promote the development of environmentally friendly ports.

The forum attracted over 400 officials, experts and scholars from the two countries.