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COSCO Yangpu: weekly Yangpu-Nansha-Laem Chabang loop opens with 2,436 TEU first call

Hainan Port and Shipping Holding material dated 2 November 2026 said vessel Zhou Run Zhejiang left COSCO Shipping Yangpu on the evening of 1 November, opening an X-Press Yangpu-Nansha-Laem Chabang weekly loop with two ships planned. First-call handling hit 2,436 TEU: Thai tropical farm goods and rubber inbound to Yangpu; tiles, bentonite cat litter and other cargo from Qingdao, Rizhao, Xiamen and Fuzhou outbound to Laem Chabang and Bangkok.

China News: Wenzhou Yueqing Bay starts auto Ro-Ro exports with 2,800+ cars

China News Zhejiang reported on 4 November 2026 that Ro-Ro vessel Yuanhang Yang left Wenzhou Port Yueqing Bay after loading more than 2,800 Chinese-made cars, opening auto Ro-Ro foreign-trade operations there. Wenzhou Exit-Entry Border Inspection and maritime units supported berthing, loading and outbound clearance. The product expands Zhejiang coastal vehicle-export channels and gives southern Zhejiang and nearby auto exporters another logistics option.

China News: Tianjin opens weekly direct Southeast Asia loop via Singapore and Malaysia

China News reported on 4 November 2026 that Tianjin Xingang Customs confirmed a new direct Southeast Asia container loop left Tianjin Port that day on MYDZHANGZHOU with furniture, building materials and light-industry goods for Malaysia. Nam Sung, PIL and Pan Continental jointly run four ships weekly: Tianjin-Qingdao-Xiamen-Singapore-Port Klang-Penang-Nansha-Tianjin. Versus Busan transshipment to Singapore/Malaysia, sailing time is cut by 5 to 10 days, with feeder reach into India and Pakistan.

Xinjiang Daily: Khorgos rail port tops 8,000 China-Europe/Central Asia trains YTD

Xinjiang Daily reported on 4 November 2026 that through 4 November Khorgos railway port had handled more than 8,000 China-Europe and China-Central Asia trains year to date, with cargo above 13.80 million tonnes. The west-corridor gateway to Kazakhstan's Altynkol averages about 27 trains a day across 91 routes to 46 cities in 18 countries. Paperless pre-arrival data cut import dwell from 2-3 days to under 16 hours and local export handling from about 6 hours to 1 hour.