The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets, had transported 508,336 containers of goods via intermodal rail-sea service as of Thursday morning, an accelerated increase of 71.6 percent year on year.
So far this year, various cities in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have shipped a total of 183,000 containers of goods, such as stone materials and auto parts, to the region's Qinzhou Port, Tieshan Port, and Fangchenggang Port, up 158.3 percent year on year, according to the latest data.
Meanwhile, 245,000 containers of goods such as bauxite, raw coal, and rapeseed oil have been transported from the Qinzhou Port and Fangchenggang Port in Guangxi, and the Zhanjiang Port in Guangdong Province to western cities like Baise, Kunming, Chongqing, and Guiyang, representing a year-on-year growth of 59 percent.
As a crucial hub for the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, the Qinzhou Port East Railway Station has broken the single-day loading record five times this year, reaching a peak of 711 cars.
It has also broken the single-day loading and unloading record five times, with the new high at 1,401 cars and the daily average number above 1,200 cars.
China's landmark trade corridor sees surge in goods transport
Multiple states across Brazil have been gripped by an intense heatwave in recent days, prompting local authorities to issue weather alerts and urging residents to take precautions, with the high temperatures forecast to continue.
Southeastern states including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais have been experiencing the most extreme heat, with temperatures climbing to a sweltering high of 40.8 degrees Celsius in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
Authorities across the country have been sending out weather warnings, with residents being advised to avoid prolonged outdoor activities and medics reminding people to take measures to ensure they stay hydrated.
"[You have to] drink plenty of water, use a fan. There is not much you can do to escape it, really. It is absurdly hot," said Ana Flavia, a local resident in Sao Paulo.
"With this change in temperature and the excessive heat, we see a lot of cases of dehydration," said Tiago Foliate Pitirilo, a doctor from the city's Hospital Sao Camilo.
The sweltering heat may be around for a while more, according to experts, who say higher water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean mean Brazil is likely to face more frequent heatwaves this year.
"The ocean forecast indicates that in the second half of the year we will have a warmer Pacific Ocean. This allows us to infer that the number of heat waves in 2026 may be higher than last year, when the Pacific Ocean was cooler," said Marecelo Seluchi, a meteorologist from Brazil's National Center for Monitoring and Alerts for Natural Disasters (CEMADEN).
Brazil in midst of heatwave with more extreme temperatures expected
