Maersk lowers heavy load surcharge trigger to 25 tonnes for 20ft boxes from the Far East to Germany and Poland from 19 Oct

Yantian Port sets China single-ship record: 28,684 TEU handled on HAMBURG EXPRESS during Golden Week

Shenshi News (via ifeng, 4 Oct 2026) reports that on 2 October Shenzhen's Yantian Port completed 28,684 TEU of loading and discharge on HAMBURG EXPRESS, a 24,000 TEU class ship of nearly 400 m on the Gemini Cooperation AE1 Europe service. It is a new single-ship record for Yantian and for any port in China, beating the 25,872 TEU Yantian record set by ELEONORA MAERSK on 20 July. Up to 9 quay cranes worked the ship at once, and customs, maritime and border teams stayed on duty through the holiday

Linerlytica: PIL and X-Press Feeders launch new China-Singapore-Malaysia service via Xingang, Qingdao, Xiamen and Nansha from 27 Oct

Linerlytica (2 Oct 2026) reports that PIL and X-Press Feeders will launch a new China Singapore Malaysia (CSM) / North China X-Press (NCX) service with the rotation Xingang, Qingdao, Xiamen, Singapore, Port Klang, Penang, Nansha and back to Xingang. The loop turns in 28 days with 4 ships of 2,400 to 3,500 TEU, starting with the 3,566 TEU KOTA MANIS at Xingang on 27 October 2026.

Guangzhou China-Europe rail keeps running through Golden Week: 5 trains, 550 TEU planned, about 15 days to Europe

Guangzhou Daily (Dayoo, 4 Oct 2026) reports that on 3 October a China-Europe train left Guangzhou International Port carrying smart home appliances, clothing and footwear, and is expected to reach Europe in about 15 days. Guangzhou Station Customs says its railway fast-clearance mode links customs and rail manifest data, so shippers do not need to declare twice or file separate transit procedures. Over the holiday the station planned 5 trains with 550 TEU of goods worth nearly RMB 153 million.

OOCL to launch TLA3 weekly service from Ningbo, Shanghai and Shekou to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina in mid-December

Container News (5 Oct 2026) reports that OOCL will launch a new weekly Transpacific Latin Atlantic Service 3 (TLA3) in mid-December 2026, linking major Chinese export gateways with Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. The rotation is Ningbo, Shanghai, Shekou, Singapore, Santos, Navegantes, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Navegantes, Santos, Coega, Singapore, Hong Kong and back to Ningbo, with the Coega and Hong Kong calls still to be confirmed. The rotation matches COSCO Shipping's new ESA3 service, also du