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The article reports on the undocking of the second large-scale domestic cruise ship "Ida Huacheng", and uses its naming as a starting point to analyze the strategic layout of my country's cruise industry. From the layout of the first "Ada Modu" in Shanghai to the "Huacheng" plan to use Guangzhou Nansha as its home port, it embodies the "two-wheel drive" development model of "one ship, one city" and the integration of ship cities. The article points out that the cruise industry has a strong economic driving effect, which is promoting the functional upgrading and industrial transformation of Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities, and looks forward to the future prospect of domestic cruise ships from "single point breakthrough" to "cluster rise. -
Hainan Danzhou City in Yangpu Port to explore the implementation of bonded oil filling "one ship dual-use cross-customs area direct supply" system integration innovation. This mode breaks through the restriction of "exclusive use of special vessels" for fuel supply vessels, allows vessels to operate short-range transportation of domestic fuel oil, and supports both local and cross-border areas (e. g. Guangxi port) for filling operations. This move has greatly improved the efficiency of ship operations and reduced the operating costs of enterprises, while ensuring tax security and the healthy development of the industry through independent shipment, segmented measurement and tax and customs supervision, effectively helping Yangpu Port to build a shipping hub and the high-quality development of the bonded oil filling industry. -
The World Trade Organization released its latest Global Trade Outlook report, which predicts that the growth rate of global trade in goods will decline to 1.9 in 2026, and warned that the Middle East conflict may further drag on growth. According to the report, the 4.6 per cent increase in trade in 2025 is mainly due to the surge in trade in artificial intelligence products and the early import of enterprises. If the conflict continues to cause energy prices to rise, it may reduce the growth rate by 0.5 percentage points in 2026, and affect food security and business costs.
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Recently, the Ministry of Transport and other five departments jointly issued the "Implementation Opinions on Improving the Credit System of the Transportation Industry" to systematically deploy the construction of the credit system during the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" period. The "Implementation Opinions" focus on the three dimensions of "system, data, and application", and propose key tasks such as improving the credit management system, consolidating the data base of credit information, and expanding credit application scenarios, aiming to promote the deep integration of credit and various links in various fields of transportation. Build a coordinated and efficient credit supervision mechanism to provide support for accelerating the construction of a unified and open transportation market.
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Hong Kong's cruise economy is showing a strong recovery trend. In the first two months of 2026, it has received 52 voyages and more than 180000 passengers. In order to meet the challenges brought about by the intensive visits of large cruise ships, Hong Kong has adopted a "three-engine" strategy to promote high-quality development: it is committed to building an Asian international cruise hub and attracting international cruise ships to dock regularly; Strengthen cooperation with Hainan and other places in regional linkage to open up regular sea routes; Optimize the arrangement of navigation services, such as the implementation of constant navigation in the central seaport to improve operational efficiency. These measures have effectively promoted the local retail, catering and related services, and injected new impetus into the economy.
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Shanghai Customs has launched an exclusive service for the construction of the second large-scale domestic cruise ship "Ida Huacheng", supporting its complex construction process by establishing an efficient response mechanism and innovative supervision model. The cruise ship has a large scale and a large number of parts. The customs has adopted measures such as "policy package" for processing trade and "one ship, one book" special account book to help enterprises realize the fine management of bonded materials and the whole process traceability, so as to ensure the smooth progress of the project. It is planned to be delivered in October 2026.
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On March 11, Tan Wei, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Wuhan Optics Valley Central City Construction Service Center, and his delegation visited the IBI Yangtze River Delta Digital Economy Headquarters, where they were warmly received by Wang Yu, CEO of Xineng Duoduo, and others. The two sides engaged in in-depth discussions on topics such as the intelligent computing industry chain, digital supply chain, and industrial digitalization. The visiting delegation first toured the IBI Yangtze River Delta Digital Economy Exhibition Hall, gaining detailed insights into the operational models of various Duoduo platforms under IBI, cross-border operational strategies of industrial belts, and the technical applications and practical achievements of IBI Cloud. Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone (referred to as "Optics Valley") is one of China's first national high-tech zones and is also in Hubei. -
Recently, UnionLink Cross-Border Intelligent Transport signed a strategic cooperation agreement with UPS (United Parcel Service). Zhou Jianming, Deputy General Manager of UnionLink Cross-Border Intelligent Transport, and Wu Yushan, Director of Supply Chain Business Development at UPS, represented both parties in completing the signing. UnionLink Cross-Border Intelligent Transport's General Manager Zeng Tianwang, Operations Director Jiang Xianbin, UPS Asia-Pacific Project Customer Sales Director Wei Chao, and Business Development Department Key Account Manager Su Jiannan, along with other representatives from both sides, attended the signing ceremony. The two parties engaged in in-depth discussions on topics such as the construction of cross-border supply chain service systems and empowerment paths for vertical industrial belts, jointly outlining a new blueprint for cross-border logistics cooperation characterized by complementary advantages and industrial synergy. -
The General Administration of Customs, in conjunction with 24 departments, deployed a special campaign to facilitate cross-border trade in 2026. The number of pilot cities increased from 25 last year to 45, with 20 new cities, including Hohhot, Wuhan and Xi'an. The special action lasts for 6 months. Focusing on key tasks such as trade in goods, trade in services, and digital trade, 29 policy measures have been introduced, aiming to deepen the innovation of customs clearance supervision, improve logistics efficiency, and strengthen the construction of digital ports to respond to changes in the international environment and help Enterprises stabilize orders and expand markets. Since 2018, a total of 144 facilitation measures have been introduced, of which 110 have been promoted nationwide.
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On March 13, the Director of the Department of Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, Zhao Chunfeng, and his delegation conducted a study on the "Xianfeng Qihang" comprehensive service for going abroad at Zhongguancun Fengtai Park. The research team first visited IBI, where they were warmly received by IBI's director, senior vice president, and board secretary Pan Yong, among other leaders. The delegation visited the IBI digital economy exhibition hall, and both parties exchanged views on cross-border industry-related content, gaining an in-depth understanding of IBI's practices in the field of cross-border industries. Pan Yong, using cases, data, and application scenarios displayed in the exhibition hall, focused on introducing the company's core layout in cross-border industrial zones, digital service models, and cross-border activities. -
The "Hainan Province Comprehensive Three-dimensional Transportation Network Planning Outline" proposes that by 2035, Hainan will basically build a modern and high-quality comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network, realize the "Hainan 1234 Travel Transportation Circle" and integrate into the "Global 123 Express Logistics Circle". The plan focuses on building an international shipping hub and an aviation hub connecting the "two oceans", building the spatial layout of the main framework of "three cores, two networks, five rings and four channels", and promoting the integration of transportation, tourism, logistics and other industries to support Hainan's free trade port construction and high-level opening up.
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On March 14, 2026, Shandong Xineng Shipping Industry held a symposium on the high-quality development of inland new energy ships. 45 orders for new energy ships were signed on the spot, with a total amount of more than 0.247 billion yuan and an intended order of more than 1 billion yuan. At the same time, the meeting released a new pure electric power distribution dual-purpose transport ship 2.0 ship type and ship intelligent cockpit, marking the inland river shipping to green, intelligent forward. Relevant leaders of Shandong Province and Jining City attended the meeting, emphasizing policy support and industrial coordination to jointly promote the green transformation and high-quality development of inland waterway shipping.
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During the 2026 Spring Festival, the number of Central Europe (Central Asia) trains on the Yangtze River Delta Railway exceeded 350 for the first time, reaching 356 trains. The number of standard containers shipped exceeded 38000, with a year-on-year increase of nearly 60%. The number of train operating lines has reached 15, reaching 36 countries in Europe and Asia. The transportation time is fast, the cost is low, and the categories of import and export goods are increasingly abundant. It provides a safe and efficient logistics channel for regional commodity trade, and strongly supports the manufacturing in China and the global market. Two-way circulation.
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This article focuses on an exclusive interview with Shen Hongyu, President of the Fourth Civil Trial Division of the Supreme People's Court, and expounds China's plans and measures to enhance the international influence of foreign-related justice in the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan. The focus includes improving the rules for the application of foreign-related civil and commercial laws, improving the diversified settlement mechanism for arbitration and mediation in international commercial litigation, unifying adjudication standards, and creating a preferred place for international commercial dispute resolution through the International Commercial Court and the "one-stop" platform. The article also shows the growth data of foreign-related cases during the 14th Five-Year Plan period and the practical results of the International Commercial Court, reflecting China's determination to strengthen the construction of a foreign-related legal system and enhance judicial credibility.
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In February this year, a total of 5800 vehicles were transported in the Three Gorges Reservoir area.In February 2026, affected by the long Spring Festival holiday, the performance of the three Gorges reservoir area truck ro-ro shipping market declined. In the same month, a total of 5800 trucks were transported, down 54.5 percent from the previous month and 33 percent from the same period last year, while drivers and passengers transported 6000 people, a significant decrease from the same period last year. A total of 32 ships are in operation in the market, and the main cargo categories are chemical raw materials and construction materials. Freight rates remained stable and were not adjusted. Port throughput data show that Hubei Zigui Yinxingtuo terminal accounts for the highest proportion.
