Advantages: the waterway transportation and air transportation, railway transportation, road transport, it is characterized by large volume, low cost, less energy consumption the advantages of the coal, ore, building materials, the first choice of bulk cargo transportation.

Weakness: the influence by natural conditions; Water transport at a slower speed; Safety and accuracy is difficult to guarantee. The most suitable for the water transportation for large volume. The distance of long, demands on time not too tight, freight burden ability relatively low freight task.