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China's land-sea trade corridor cargo surges 70% in 9M 2025

06 Oct '25
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China's land-sea trade corridor cargo surges 70% in 9M 2025
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  • Cargo transport on the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor surged 70.3 per cent YoY to 1.09 million TEUs in the first three quarters of 2025, reaching one million TEUs in just 247 days—the fastest pace since the service began.
  • Connecting 75 cities and 577 ports across 127 countries, the corridor is expected to exceed 1.3 million TEUs by year-end, driving western China's growth.
Cargo transport on the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor soared by 70.3 per cent year-over-year (YoY) to 1.09 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the first three quarters or nine months (9M) of 2025, according to the China Railway Nanning Group co, ltd.

The milestone of one million TEUs was reached in 247 days—the fastest pace since the intermodal rail-sea service began, Chinese media reports said quoting Zhao Jian, a member of the China Railway Nanning Group.

He added that based on the current pace, the total annual volume is expected to surpass 1.3 million TEUs.

The corridor now facilitates exports from 75 cities across 18 provinces, linking 577 ports in 127 countries and regions. As of August 2025, it handled 1,316 product categories boosting high-quality development across western China, added the reports.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (SG)

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