On March 18, the first customized railway train from Haikou to Guangzhou after the closure of Hainan Free Trade Port. The train is fully loaded with Sinopec's deep-processed resin products and strictly follows the customs supervision policy of "second-line ports" after customs closure. The transportation time limit is reduced from 5 days to 2.5 days, realizing end-to-end full-process logistics services within 3 days. This move marks the addition of an efficient, stable and green logistics channel between Hainan and Guangdong, and provides strong support for the connection between Hainan Free Trade Port and the national unified market.

The No. 0 container berth project in Chuanshan Port Area of Ningbo Zhoushan Port was approved by the Ministry of Transport, adding 250 meters of deep water shoreline. The project will build a 30000-ton container berth with a designed annual throughput capacity of 504000 TEUs, which aims to meet the continuous growth of container transportation demand in the hinterland, ease the pressure of full-load operation of the wharf, and inject new momentum into the port's energy level improvement. This move is a key measure for Ningbo Zhoushan Port to tap its capacity and cultivate new growth poles in the core port area.

On March 16, 2026, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council presided over the eleventh plenary meeting of the State Council. The core topic of the meeting was to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech during the two sessions of the country, and to make arrangements for the implementation of the key work of the State Council in 2026. The meeting emphasized that in the first year of the "Tenth Five-Year Plan", in the face of the complex and severe internal and external environment, it is necessary to be the executor, action faction, and doer of the Party Central Committee's decision-making and deployment with higher standards, and clarified the three key points of the current work. Directions and six traction key tasks require solid development of learning and education to establish and practice the correct concept of political performance to ensure practical results.

During the 2026 Spring Festival, the volume of goods entering and leaving the Yangtze River exceeded 0.4 billion tons, an increase of 6.33 percent over the same period last year, and transportation was safe and stable. Key material support was strong, with coal transportation up 7.69 percent and container traffic up 14.27 percent. Water tourism passenger traffic showed strong growth, with cruise passenger traffic increasing by 18.01 per cent, of which inter-provincial cruise passenger traffic increased by 73.05 per cent. The Three Gorges hub has orderly navigation, with 15.488 million tons of goods passing through and 75.3 percent up in passenger reception.

On March 14, Shandong Ocean Shipping "SMC KLANG" set sail in Qingdao Port and officially joined its Southeast Asian route network. This is the second international feeder ship invested by the "Mountain Port Express" brand, with a rated class of 376TEU. The ship will operate in conjunction with the "SMC QINGDAO" ship to build two boutique branch lines connecting Malaysia's Port Klang to Chittagong in Bangladesh and Beau Bay in Indonesia, forming a "twin route" pattern, aiming to enhance Shandong Ocean's route density and service capability in the RCEP region and provide customers with more efficient and reliable logistics solutions.

The Hong Kong Shipowners Association actively responded to the national plan and the work report of the central government, and supported the consolidation of Hong Kong's status as an international shipping, trade and financial center. The article pointed out that the shipping industry is an important pillar of Hong Kong's economy. Song Ruizhi, chairman of the Shipowners' Association, stressed that the industry would strengthen cooperation and give full play to Hong Kong's unique advantages. At the same time, shipowners will promote green decarbonization, smart shipping innovation, and set up a "maritime talent cultivation alliance" to integrate industrial and educational resources. The Budget of the SAR Government has adopted a number of recommendations of the Shipowners' Association, including tax concessions and green ship incentives, to jointly help Hong Kong enhance its strategic position in global shipping.

this article warmly congratulates the successful conclusion of the fourth session of the 14th national people's congress. The article pointed out that the conference was held in the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan", reviewed and approved important documents such as the government work report and the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development, and passed laws such as the Ecological Environment Code, with fruitful results. The meeting emphasized that it is necessary to anchor the goals of the "Tenth Five-Year Plan", promote Chinese-style modernization through hard work and innovation, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, adhere to and improve the people's congress system, gather the wisdom of all people, and strive to achieve the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" "A good start.

The project of berth No. 4 and No. 5 in Shawei operation area, Tieshan East Port area, Beibu Gulf Port, has recently been officially approved by the national port shoreline, marking that the project has entered a substantial stage of promotion. The project will build two 200000-ton bulk cargo berths with a designed annual throughput of 19 million tons and a total investment of about 4.212 billion yuan. It will mainly serve the transportation of coal, iron ore and other goods in the port industry of Longgang New District. After the completion of the project, it will make up for the vacancy of large berths in the region and inject new kinetic energy into the building of the Beibu Gulf International Gateway Port.

On March 11, Fuchuan Group, two major state-owned enterprises in Fujian Province, and Fujian Port Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Fuzhou. The two sides will deepen cooperation in shipbuilding, port and shipping logistics, supply chain, financial investment and other fields, give full play to their respective advantages in advanced manufacturing and international port operation, jointly serve the country's major strategies, promote the high-quality development of Fujian, and contribute to the writing of a Chinese-style modern Fujian chapter.

On March 12, 2025, the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress concluded successfully in Beijing. The meeting voted and passed the resolution of the government work report, the resolution of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development, and approved the 2026 National Economic and Social Development Plan and the central budget. At the same time, the meeting reviewed and approved many important laws such as the the People's Republic of China Ecological Environment Code, the the People's Republic of China National Unity and Progress Promotion Law, and the the People's Republic of China National Development Planning Law, and reviewed and approved the work reports of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate., Marking the successful completion of various agendas of the conference.

Taicang Wugang technical team through the independent implementation of the "MODBUS-TCP-based electronic scale communication optimization transformation" project, successfully in the "zero hardware input" way to eradicate the long-term plagued production of electronic scale communication interruption problem. The project innovatively adopts the idea of "de-gateway" and enables the existing PLC equipment to communicate directly with the electronic scale through software upgrade, eliminating the source of hardware gateway failure. After the transformation, the system has achieved stable operation of "zero failure" for one year in a row, saving about 28000 yuan in maintenance cost every year, and realizing the dual improvement of independent control of technology and economic benefits.

In February 2025, China's shipbuilding industry accounted for 80% of the global new ship market with 131 new ship orders and 4.15 million revised gross tonnage (CGT), a new high since August 2024, leading the world strongly. During the same period, South Korea's market share was 11%, and China and South Korea together accounted for 91% of the world's orders, showing a "two-strong competition" pattern. Data show that China not only far surpassing South Korea in the number of orders received, but also significantly improving its ability and quality in the field of high value-added ship types, and the number of hand-held orders ranks first in the world with a market share of 62%.

On March 5, 2026, the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Party and state leaders Xi Jinping attended the meeting. Premier Li Qiang of the State Council made a government work report, reviewed the work in 2025 and put forward the development goals and tasks in 2026. The conference reviewed the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development, and heard explanations on the draft ecological environment code, the draft national unity and progress promotion law, and the draft national development planning law. The meeting marked an important step taken by the country in key areas such as the construction of the rule of law, development planning and national unity.

This paper analyzes the global industrial chain crisis that may be triggered by a long-term blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The article points out that the interruption of this key sea channel will first impact the transportation of oil and natural gas, and then through the complex interdependence network, step by step to polyester clothing, fertilizer grain, copper mining, semiconductor manufacturing and other ten key industries. Experts have combed through the 12-level impact timeline from logistics paralysis to industrial structure transformation, revealing the extreme vulnerability hidden behind the pursuit of efficiency maximization in modern global supply chains, which may eventually lead to economic principles giving way to resource security and triggering a far-reaching reshaping of global trade and social structure.

During the Spring Festival, the main domestic port listed enterprises adhere to the production, to achieve the Spring Festival "good start". The throughput of Ningbo Zhoushan Port, Shanghai Port, Guangzhou Port, Qingdao Port, Xiamen Port and other ports increased significantly year-on-year, and the foreign trade business performed strongly. Through scientific scheduling, intelligent technology application and green transformation, each port ensures the smooth flow of the logistics chain, improves the efficiency of operation, shows the vitality and resilience of the port economy, and lays a solid foundation for the development of the whole year.