China’s landmark trade corridor hits record cargo volume

China’s landmark trade corridor hits record cargo volume enhancing regional connectivity.

The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a crucial logistics network linking China’s western regions to global markets, recorded a historic 104,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) transported via intermodal rail-sea services in January, marking a 30.9% increase compared to the previous year, as reported by China Railway Nanning Group.

This milestone was achieved in the shortest time since the corridor’s launch in 2017, surpassing 100,000 TEUs 15 days earlier than in 2024.

“In January, large quantities of phosphate rock powder, zinc concentrate, pyrophyllite, and paper pulp were transported, while demand for New Year essentials like rapeseed oil and rice was also high. Around 24 trains arrived and departed daily,” stated Wei Wenkang, head of the East Station at Qinzhou Port in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a key hub on the corridor.

With its operational center in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, the corridor integrates rail, sea, and road transport, linking international ports through provinces like Guangxi and Yunnan. The service now reaches 157 points in 73 Chinese cities and connects to 555 ports across 127 countries and regions.