Container News: COSCO adds third weekly Far East-East Coast South America service (ESA3) from Ningbo ~17 Dec

NDRC/Xinhua: full RMB 250bn consumer trade-in bond funds allocated; Jan-Aug related sales RMB 1.55tn

Xinhua Finance (30 Sep 2026) reports that NDRC and the Ministry of Finance allocated the fourth and final 2026 batch of RMB 62.5 billion in ultra-long special treasury bonds for consumer goods trade-in programs, bringing the full-year total to RMB 250 billion. From January to August, trade-in-related sales reached RMB 1.55 trillion and subsidies covered 208 million person-times, including 5.353 million vehicles, 91.458 million units across six appliance categories, and 108 million digital and sm

Mysteel: China steel export shipments 2.76Mt in week to 28 Sep, up 19.3% YoY; Singapore re-exports hit recent high

Mysteel (30 Sep 2026) reports China steel export shipments totaled 2.76 million tonnes in the week of 22–28 September, down 96,700 tonnes or 3.4% week on week after four straight weekly gains, but up 445,800 tonnes or 19.3% year on year. Volume stayed about 254,800 tonnes above the recent eight-week average of 2.5052 Mt. Southeast Asia took 62.7% of flows (1.7297 Mt), with Singapore re-exports rising to 1.3264 Mt — a recent high — as northern Chinese ports concentrated loadings ahead of National

FreightWaves/UNCTAD: China liner-shipping connectivity hits 1,347.6 in September, more than double No. 2

FreightWaves (1 Oct 2026) reports UNCTAD's Liner Shipping Connectivity Index put China at 1,347.6 in September 2026, more than double second-ranked South Korea (633.0) and Singapore (626.7). The index tracks vessel calls, port capacity, carrier and service availability, largest ship size, and countries reached by direct services. Eight Asian economies ranked among the world's 15 best-connected in Q3. China's China-Korea, China-Singapore, and China-Malaysia links were among the five strongest bil

Container News: MSC sets Far East–Europe FAK at $4,500/40ft from 19 Oct (Med/Black Sea higher)

Container News (29 Sep 2026) reports MSC will apply new Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates from all Far East ports (including Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia) to North Europe, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and North Africa from 19 October 2026 until further notice, but no later than 31 October. Base rates include US$4,500 per 40ft to North Europe and West Med, US$4,800 to East Med, US$5,000 to the Black Sea, and up to US$6,900 to Algeria. Quoted levels include ocean freight plus a Global Fuel Surc