On April 3, Chongqing's largest LNG single-fuel river-sea direct bulk carrier "Shengtong 2016" successfully tested in the Yunyang section of the Yangtze River, marking a major breakthrough in the construction of large green ships in Chongqing. The ship has a total length of 140.4 meters and a load of 22000 tons. It uses clean energy LNG power, which can reduce the energy consumption cost by about 15% compared with traditional oil tankers. It has both environmental protection and economic benefits. It is expected to be put into operation on the Ningbo-Jiangsu route by the end of April.

Hebei Port Group has thoroughly studied and implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech, aiming at serving the high-quality development of xiong'an new area. Through the establishment of xiong'an comprehensive service center, the opening of a new international logistics channel of "xiong'an new area-Huanghua Port-Incheon, South Korea" and the "district-port pass" mode, the customs clearance process is simplified and the enterprise cost is reduced. Relying on the cluster advantages of Huanghua Port, Tangshan Port and Qinhuangdao Port, the Group has moved the port function forward, built a green and low-carbon logistics system, and made every effort to build the most convenient "maritime gateway" in Xiongan New Area, injecting strong impetus into the high-level opening up of the new area.

On March 28, Fujian opened the first white freight train to Xi'an, Shaanxi, marking a new efficient logistics channel between the southeast coast and the northwest hinterland. The train is loaded with high value-added scattered goods such as baby wipes, which has the characteristics of fixed train number, time stability and cost optimization. The railway sector ensures transport efficiency through customized solutions and green channels, helps enterprises reduce cargo losses and logistics costs, and promotes the coordinated development of regional economy and trade.

The Ministry of Transport and other four departments jointly issued the "Intelligent Shipping 2030 Action Plan", which aims to promote the deep integration of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence with the shipping industry and cultivate new shipping productivity. The plan sets two-stage development goals for 2027 and 2030, including specific indicators such as technological breakthrough, pilot area construction and intelligent ship operation, and deploys 11 key tasks from four dimensions of technological research, application pilot, infrastructure and regulatory governance, so as to systematically promote the development of China's intelligent shipping, help the construction of a powerful transportation country and take the lead in the global intelligent wave.

The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing announced the logistics operation data for the first two months of 2024, showing that the total amount of social logistics in my country reached 58.6 trillion billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.7, and the rebound trend is obvious. Industrial goods, imported goods and units and residential goods logistics demand improved simultaneously, high-end manufacturing, instant retail, rural e-commerce and other areas of growth outstanding. The total revenue of the logistics industry has grown steadily, the vitality of cross-border logistics has increased, the volume of China-Europe trains and air cargo has increased significantly, and the overall operation quality and efficiency have steadily improved, with a good start.

In the first two months of 2026, Qingdao Port's sea-rail intermodal container volume reached 512000 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 10.6 percent, ranking first among Chinese ports for 11 consecutive years. Sea-rail intermodal transport through the railway and sea seamless connection, to achieve efficient customs clearance, in more than 600 kilometers of transport distance has the advantages of low cost, short cycle, single box logistics costs compared to the "road + sea" mode reduced by about 15%. Relying on the network of "inland port + sea-rail combined transport + international train", Qingdao Port has become an important foreign trade hub in northern China.

The Ministry of Transport recently issued the "Smart Port Rating Evaluation Guide (Trial)", which has constructed a set of scientific evaluation system covering the four dimensions of digital base, production operations, operation management and external services, and divides smart ports into three levels: leading, advanced and basic. The guide aims to promote the development of port automation and intelligence in China and speed up the construction process of world-class ports by promoting construction and use by evaluation, and is applicable to the grade evaluation of specialized terminals for containers and dry bulk that have been in operation for more than two years.

Zhoushan COSCO Shipping Heavy Industries signed a cooperation agreement with the Zhejiang Branch of China Classification Society and issued the first carbon footprint compliance statement for ship repair in the national ship repair industry on the spot. The two sides will focus on intelligent manufacturing, green low-carbon technology applications and other fields to carry out in-depth cooperation, clear 2026-2028 key tasks, is committed to building the industry intelligent manufacturing cooperation demonstration benchmark. This cooperation marks a key breakthrough in the green management of the whole life cycle of ships, and lays a practical foundation for the establishment of industry carbon footprint management standards.

This paper expounds the development blueprint and key work of the Yangtze River shipping in the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan. The article points out that CAAC will seize the strategic opportunity, give full play to its five advantages, take high-quality development as the theme, and focus on the construction of five major systems: modern infrastructure, transportation services, intelligent ecology, green and low-carbon and comprehensive management. At the same time, seven key tasks have been deployed this year, including ensuring safety, promoting pilot projects, and deepening smart construction, aiming to write a new chapter in the high-quality development of the Yangtze River shipping and serve the overall situation of building a strong transportation country.

Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng presided over an executive meeting of the municipal government, emphasizing the need to thoroughly implement the spirit of the National Two Sessions, go all out to grasp development, and strive to achieve a "good start" in the first quarter ". The meeting analyzed the economic operation from January to February, and required to grasp the relationship between manufacturing and service industries, goals and problems, development and norms, etc., to stabilize enterprises, solve problems, and prevent "internal rolls". The meeting also agreed in principle to the "Shanghai Global Science and Technology Partnership Program", which aims to build a bridge for global scientific and technological cooperation, deepen the integration of factors, optimize institutional supply, and promote the in-depth implementation of international scientific and technological cooperation.

The article reports the latest progress of the Yangtze River Delta integration in infrastructure, public services and market construction. The first batch of 17 inter-provincial "broken roads" have all been completed, the investment in railway construction is huge, and the efficiency of shipping digitalization and logistics has been significantly improved. In terms of public services, the "One Netcom Office" platform has expanded its functions and realized mutual recognition of electronic licenses. Regional market integration is promoted through collaborative supervision, data sharing and credit chain construction. The article also looks forward to the planning of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period in the unified market, infrastructure and cross-domain development.

Yemen's Houthi armed forces said they might block the Mandeb Strait to support Iran's fight against US-Israeli military strikes, and only attack ships involved in attacks on Iran and other countries. The Strait of Mande is a key waterway connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. It is known as the "water corridor" of the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa, and has an extremely important strategic position. In history, it is called "the gate of tears" and "the Strait of death" because of its navigation danger. It has been the focus of competition between colonial countries and neighboring countries for a long time. Controlling the Strait can realize the blockade of maritime traffic.

On March 20, 2024, the second Chinese-made large-scale cruise ship "Ada Huacheng" was successfully undocked in Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., marking its full transfer to the dock commissioning stage. The cruise ship has a total tonnage of 141900 tons and is scheduled to be delivered before the end of the year. Before the docking, a 7-day water injection, floating, tilting test and full working condition function verification of lifeboats were completed. The total progress of the project has exceeded 94%, and the construction efficiency is 20% higher than that of the first ship. The docking is another important breakthrough in the independent design and construction capacity of China's large cruise ships.

According to the February 2026 data released by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, affected by the Spring Festival holiday and extreme weather, the average time of container ships in China's major ports in port and berthing increased month-on-month, 1.66 days and 0.99 days respectively, but it was still significantly better than the average level of major foreign ports. The operational efficiency of major ports in Europe and the United States was generally stable, with the Port of Hamburg and New York improving, while the Port of Rotterdam and the Port of Long Beach increased slightly. The report clarifies the definition of in-port and in-berth and reflects the overall operational efficiency of the port.

After the closure of Hainan Free Trade Port, Yangpu Port has achieved leapfrog growth in the field of characteristic fresh cross-border trade by virtue of its location and policy advantages. The first quarter of this year has not yet ended, and its import fruit business volume has exceeded the total volume of 2025, an increase of 12% over the whole of last year. Relying on the advantages of proximity to Southeast Asian production areas, dense routes and convenient water and water transit, the port has added a number of fresh fruits such as Indonesian mangosteen and Thai longan, with outstanding logistics timeliness. For example, Vietnam durian takes only 2-3 days to reach directly, fully meeting the high-quality consumption demand of the market.