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40 storiesShenzhen's Huanggang Port to open October 12 with 24-hour clearance
Huanggang Port (皇岗口岸) will officially open at 6:30 a.m. on October 12, 2026, providing 24-hour clearance for travellers and passenger vehicles, according to a joint announcement by the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government Port Office and …
Zhuhai–Macau border crossing passes 100 million traveler movements this year
The Gongbei–Guanzha (拱北—关闸) crossing between Zhuhai and Macau passed 100 million entry and exit movements by 11 a.m. on October 11. It reached the milestone 14 days earlier than in 2025.
Guangzhou Baiyun airport tops 100,000 cross-border flights this year
Guangzhou Baiyun airport's border checkpoint handled more than 100,000 inbound and outbound passenger and cargo flights from January 1 to October 9, up 12.3% year on year, outlets reported citing border inspectors. CLS and 36Kr said the tot…
China added 15 international air cargo routes in September
China opened 15 international air cargo routes in September, offering 42 weekly round-trip flights, according to the aviation logistics branch of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing. Nine routes serve Asia, four Europe and two …
Gezhouba shipping expansion enters main construction phase
Construction of upstream and downstream cofferdams for the Gezhouba shipping expansion began on October 10. The work is part of the Three Gorges new waterway project.
China transport ministry flags 33 highway sections for Oct 4 congestion
China's Ministry of Transport said 33 sections of national highway are prone to congestion on Oct 4, the middle of the National Day holiday, mainly in Jiangsu, Sichuan, Guangdong, Hunan and Zhejiang. The ministry advised travellers planning…
China Railway: 20.32 million travelled Oct 4, 21.05 million expected Oct 5
China Railway said the national rail network carried 20.32 million passengers on October 4, describing transport as safe and orderly, and expects 21.05 million trips on October 5 with 1,463 additional trains planned as mid- and short-distan…
China cross-regional trips total 303.6m on Oct. 3, down 0.4% year on year
China's Ministry of Transport reported 303.568 million cross-regional passenger trips on Oct. 3, 2026, the third day of the National Day holiday, down 0.6% from the previous day and 0.4% below the same day in 2025. Rail volume rose 6.1% yea…
China domestic flight fuel surcharge to rise from Oct 10
China’s domestic flight fuel surcharge will rise from Oct 10, 2026, with airlines telling Chinese media the level goes to 50 yuan for routes of 800 km or less and 90 yuan for longer routes. That is 10 yuan and 20 yuan more than the previous…
Yangtze River Delta rail expects peak 4.15 million passengers as holiday ends
China Railway Shanghai Group expected the Yangtze River Delta rail network to send 4.15 million passengers on Oct 7, the last day of the National Day holiday, up 17.7% from a year earlier. Nationally, China Railway expected 24.15 million pa…
China issues national standard for accessible taxi services, GB/T 48311-2026
China's State Administration for Market Regulation has approved and released a national standard on accessible taxi operation services (GB/T 48311—2026). It guides taxi companies serving people with disabilities, older people and others who…
Shanghai airports handle 420,000 passengers a day over National Day holiday, up 3.3%
Shanghai's Pudong and Hongqiao airports handled 2.94 million arriving and departing passengers over this year's National Day holiday, an average of 420,000 a day, up 3.3% year on year, according to Shanghai Airport Group (上海机场集团). The two a…
Beibu Gulf Port sets single-voyage car export record with 2,727 vehicles bound for Oman
The ship Changrongkou (常荣口) left the Qinzhou port area of Guangxi's Beibu Gulf Port (北部湾港) on October 8 with 2,727 Chinese cars bound for Duqm Port in Oman. The shipment set a record for the port's single-voyage roll-on/roll-off car exports…
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge border crossings top 310,000 in holiday’s first three days
According to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge border inspection station, more than 310,000 passenger trips and over 70,000 vehicle trips passed through the Zhuhai highway port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in the first three days of…
ISO publishes China-led standard on commissioning and testing ship ballast water systems
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has recently published ISO 23817:2026, a China-led standard setting commissioning and testing procedures for electrolytic ballast water management systems on ships, Chinese outlets re…
China-Laos Railway passes 80 million cumulative passenger trips
Cumulative passenger trips on the China-Laos Railway passed 80 million as of October 9, counted from the opening of the full line, China Railway Kunming Group said. The line has run 3,913 international passenger trains, which carried 950,00…
Anhua tunnel on Gansu's Tianshui–Longnan railway holed through
The Anhua tunnel, described as the longest tunnel on the Tianshui–Longnan railway (天陇铁路), was holed through on 5 October, according to China Railway Construction Corporation. Outlets said the breakthrough marks important progress for what t…
China's railways carried 152 million passengers over National Day holiday
China's national railways carried a cumulative 152 million passenger trips from October 1 to 7, the National Day holiday, according to data from China State Railway Group. The figure was reported by CLS, Yicai and Jiemian on the morning of …
China road traffic stable on day six of holiday; rain threatens return travel
China's road traffic safety situation was described as generally stable and orderly as of 18:00 on 6 October, the sixth day of the National Day holiday, with heavy volumes of return traffic on major highways and national and provincial road…
Guangzhou customs: 27,300 TEU on China-Europe rail freight in first nine months
Guangzhou Customs supervised 277 China-Europe freight train runs and 27,300 TEU of import and export cargo at Guangzhou International Port in the first nine months of 2026, up 11.2% and 28.6% year on year, according to a Guangdong Fabu rele…