1st batch of foreign trade cargo via China's Pinglu Canal completes customs clearance

The first batch of foreign trade cargo to be shipped through the Pinglu Canal has completed customs clearance, with the final consignment arriving at Nanning Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday.

The cargo is scheduled to leave Nanning Port on Sept 16 aboard the Beigang Nanning Borun, the first river-to-sea direct foreign trade vessel on the Pinglu Canal. The ship will sail via the canal directly to Can Tho Port in Vietnam.

Nanning Customs said it had contacted enterprises in advance to explain customs clearance policies to facilitate the process. It also coordinated with terminal and port authorities to establish a customs–port–enterprise coordination mechanism, enabling real-time tracking of key junctures such as cargo transportation, delivery to port, and arrival at port.

The 134.2-km Pinglu Canal, which links the Xijiang River shipping route in the north with the Beibu Gulf in the south, will become operational on Sept 16. It is China's first major river-to-sea canal project that has been planned and coordinated at the national level since 1949.

Designed to accommodate vessels of up to 5,000 tons, the canal stretches along China's New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a strategic route linking the country's inland regions with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other global markets.

1st batch of foreign trade cargo via China's Pinglu Canal completes customs clearance

China opened 15 new international air cargo routes in September, adding 42 round-trip flights per week, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP)’s air logistics division said on Sunday.

The newly launched routes included nine to Asia, four to Europe, and two to North America.

The cargo transported on the routes mainly included cross-border e-commerce goods, fresh food and agricultural products, electromechanical and electronic products, high-end manufactured goods, and consumer goods for daily use.

The flights are operated by nine airlines, eight of which are Chinese carriers.

According to CFLP’s air logistics division, China had opened a total of 130 new international air cargo routes as of September 30 this year, adding more than 334 round-trip flights per week.

China opens 15 new int'l air cargo routes in Sept