Freight rates hold steady over Golden Week: China to US West Coast at $8,319/FEU, North Europe at $3,260/FEU

CULines runs a new weekly CN1 service from Shanghai, Ningbo and Quanzhou direct to Jakarta and Surabaya

Logistics Manager (6 Oct 2026) reports that China United Lines (CULines) has launched a direct weekly China 1 (CN1) service linking East China export hubs with Indonesia. The rotation is Shanghai, Ningbo, Quanzhou, Jakarta, Surabaya and back to Shanghai on a 28-day round trip. The first sailing, the XIN YAN TIAN (voyage CHN0C0S89), made its inaugural call at Shanghai on 18 September 2026.

140th Canton Fair opens in Guangzhou on 15 October with 32,000+ exhibitors and over 220,000 pre-registered overseas buyers

The 140th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) runs in Guangzhou in three phases: 15-19 October, 23-27 October and 31 October to 4 November 2026. In a 22 September release, the organiser said more than 220,000 overseas buyers from 197 countries and regions had already pre-registered, with professional buyers making up nearly 80%. The fair will host over 32,000 exhibitors, more than 11,000 of them recognised as specialised and innovative (SRDI) firms or industry champions, across about 1.55

Huanghua Port launches its first direct China-Europe train to Duisburg: 118 containers, about 20 days, sea-rail link from Ningbo

Hebei Daily (via People's Daily Online, 5 Oct 2026) reports that Huanghua Port's first direct China-Europe train to Duisburg, Germany has set off with 118 containers, mainly auto parts. The train runs about 10,719 km via Shijiazhuang International Dry Port and takes about 20 days. Part of the cargo arrived from Ningbo Port by sea and switched to rail at Huanghua, which the operator says saves nearly 20 days compared with traditional sea freight.

Wenzhou opens southern Zhejiang's first direct container line to West Africa, cutting transit time by about one third

Guangming Daily (3 Oct 2026) reports that on 1 October the container ship GUO YUN YUAN JING left Wenzhou Port's Zhuangyuan'ao terminal for Takoradi in Ghana, opening southern Zhejiang's first direct trade line to West Africa. The planned rotation is Rizhao, Wenzhou, Takoradi (Ghana) and Boffa (Guinea), with two sailings a month. Cargo previously had to transship via Shanghai or Ningbo and took at least 50 days, and the direct line cuts transit time by about one third.