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Recently, the Ministry of Transport revised and issued five departmental emergency plans including the "Comprehensive Emergency Plan for Transportation", aiming to promote the institutionalization and standardization of the emergency management system. The revision focuses on strengthening the four aspects of prior prevention, command system, industry guidance and linkage, highlighting the active defense of disaster weather, improving emergency command responsibilities, compacting territorial responsibilities and unifying the plan style. In the next step, publicity and implementation work will be carried out to enhance the ability to respond to emergencies and ensure the safety of people's lives, property and infrastructure. -
According to data released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, the total revenue of China's logistics industry in the first two months of 2024 reached 2 trillion billion yuan, an increase of 5.2 percent over the same period last year, making a steady start. The structure of the logistics market continues to be optimized, the new quality productivity empowerment effect appears, and the supply chain orders of key enterprises grow significantly. The efficiency of comprehensive transportation such as railways, highways and water transportation is good, the vitality of cross-border logistics has rebounded, China-Europe trains and air freight have become the core channels of foreign trade, and the competitiveness of the international logistics supply chain has been enhanced.
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The 2026 "Silk Road Shipping" annual meeting was held in Nanning, Guangxi, and it was the first time to go out of Fujian, marking the joint construction of a new land and sea channel between Guangxi and Fujian provinces. The meeting focused on the navigation of the Pinglu Canal and the economic development to the sea. Relying on Guangxi's geographical advantages adjacent to ASEAN and Fujian's port and shipping operation experience, the meeting aims to promote in-depth cooperation between the southeast coast and the Beibu Gulf port group, open up the blocking points of river-sea intermodal transportation, expand the market in the hinterland of Asia and Europe, and help the "Silk Road Shipping" alliance to grow and extend the international logistics network.
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In 2026, the whole chain of ship inspection in Shanghai will be held in Changxing Island, and 38 units will jointly issue the Changxing Initiative, focusing on the green and intelligent development of the industry. At the meeting, Shanghai (Changxing) Ship Inspection Service Center was officially inaugurated. The center aims to build a cross-agency collaboration hub, promote pre-discussion of technical standards, mutual recognition of three-dimensional drawings and data sharing through multi-party linkage, build an efficient service ecosystem, and promote the deep integration of maritime supervision and industry innovation.
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The Permanent Mission of Iran to the United Nations issued a statement on 25 March announcing that qualified non-hostile vessels would be allowed safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The condition is that the country to which the ship belongs or is associated with shall not participate in or support an act of aggression against Iran, and must fully comply with Iran's published security regulations and coordinate with relevant Iranian authorities. The move clarifies Iran's policy stance on key waterways.
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On March 21, the day and night throughput of Shandong Port Bohai Bay Port Binzhou Port exceeded 100000 tons for the first time, reaching 102160 tons, setting a new record since the opening of the port. In the face of the concentrated arrival of oil, LPG and bulk cargo ships, the port area through the "set mooring hot connection" mode to reduce the berthing time, and in cooperation with maritime, customs and other units to achieve efficient synchronous operation of a number of dangerous chemical ships. The operation units are closely linked to optimize the customs clearance process and production organization, significantly improving the operation efficiency, marking a new level of port production organization and comprehensive support capacity.
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In February 2024, Hebei Port Group Tangshan Port Jingtang Port Bonded Logistics Center (Type B) achieved an import and export trade volume of 2.5 billion billion yuan, ranking first among 89 similar centers in the country, setting a record high. Relying on the advantages of a deep-water port, the center has realized the simultaneous improvement of business scale and quality by optimizing the customs clearance process and focusing on the main business of commodity bonded logistics, especially steel bonded warehousing and other characteristic businesses. In the future, the center will continue to strengthen the platform function, is committed to building the country's leading commodity bonded logistics hub, to help the high-quality development of regional foreign trade.
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Shanghai Nangang Wharf successfully completed the first batch of energy storage cabinets for shipment and export, marking a new channel for energy storage cabinets to go to sea in the Yangtze River Delta region. The 46 energy storage cabinets exported this time weigh 43 tons and are shipped to Europe together with a total of 717 pieces of equipment such as wind power equipment. The terminal has obtained the only export qualification of energy storage cabinet in Shanghai through special upgrading, which provides an efficient and low-cost shipping export scheme for the port energy storage industry cluster. At the same time, the border inspection department implements the whole chain supervision to ensure the safety of dangerous goods transportation.
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Mohammed Buhati, a member of the political Bureau of the Houthi armed forces in Yemen, said that in order to support Iran's resistance to the military strikes by the United States and Israel, the organization is considering all possible options, including blocking the strategically important Mande Strait. Buhati stressed that if the blockade is taken, it will only target ships from countries involved in attacks on Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine. The Strait of Mande is a key waterway connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. It is known as the "throat" connecting the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Oceans. It is vital to global shipping and the Eurasian-African trade corridor. -
The global container ship hand-held order volume has reached a record high, with more than 1350 and 11.8 million TEU, mainly undertaken by Chinese shipping enterprises. Despite trade policy uncertainty and declining freight rates, new ship orders continued to grow, with ultra-large ships dominating, while orders for small and medium-sized ships also increased rapidly. Handheld orders account for more than 35% of the existing fleet, raising concerns about future market overcapacity. BIMCO predicts that the delivery of new ships will increase the size of the fleet by about 6.1 per cent annually, putting pressure on the balance between supply and demand.
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From January to February 2024, the cargo throughput of Jiaxing Port increased by 17.91 year-on-year, and the throughput of foreign trade cargo and containers also achieved substantial growth. This is due to a number of precise measures taken by Jiaxing Maritime Safety Administration: to solve the problem of "detour" of foreign ships through cross-domain coordination and to improve navigation efficiency; Provide "non-closing" government services and joint boarding and inspection to reduce enterprise costs; Strengthen the safety supervision of old ships and build a strong line of defense. It also helps the opening of new routes and the efficient sailing of "new three kinds" of goods, providing a strong guarantee for the port to "good start.
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The International Maritime Organization warned that sending warships to escort the Strait of Hormuz is not a long-term and sustainable solution and cannot fully ensure the safe passage of ships. The organization will hold a special meeting to discuss regional maritime risks. As a key channel for global energy transportation, the Strait of Hormuz has a huge daily crude oil transportation volume. Recently, the security of the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted due to the military attack on Iran by the United States and Israel. The United States has called for multinational convoys but has received little response, and the International Energy Agency has agreed to release strategic oil reserves to stabilize the market.
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Recently, the "Henan Lion Camp-Rizhao Port" sea-rail intermodal chemical franchise channel was officially opened. This channel is an important measure for Rizhao Port to respond to the national policy of "turning from revolution to railway" and integrate into the development strategy of the Yellow River Basin. It has created an efficient, stable and green new channel for high value-added chemicals in the Central Plains. Through customized logistics scheme and closed-loop management, the whole transportation time of goods is reduced by more than 40%, which significantly improves logistics efficiency and customer satisfaction.
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China's first "the People's Republic of China Ecological Environment Code" was officially promulgated, in which several chapters systematically regulate the transportation and water transportation industry. The Code sets up a special section on the prevention and control of ship pollution in the sub-sections of "Water pollution Prevention" and "Marine pollution Prevention", which sets clear requirements for the discharge of pollutants from ships, the equipment of pollution prevention equipment and port reception facilities, and sets corresponding legal responsibilities, marking that China's inland river and marine environmental protection has entered a new stage of stricter rule of law.
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From January to February 2026, China's total social electricity consumption reached 1654.6 billion kWh, an increase of 6.1 percent over the same period last year, indicating a sustained economic recovery. In terms of industries, the fastest growth rate of electricity consumption in the tertiary industry reached 8.3 per cent, with electricity consumption in the charging and switching services and Internet data services surging by 55.1 per cent and 46.2 per cent respectively. The electricity consumption of the secondary industry increased by 6.3, and the electricity consumption of the high-tech and equipment manufacturing industry increased by 10.6 year-on-year, highlighting the strong momentum of industrial upgrading. The domestic electricity consumption of urban and rural residents maintained steady growth.
