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.

During the National Two Sessions in 2024, the Chongqing delegation submitted a proposal for the whole delegation, calling on the state to support the acceleration of the construction of the Chongqing Logistics Hub Economic Zone. The article points out that Chongqing, as the first city in the country with the "five-type" national logistics hub of port type, dry port type, airport type, production service type, and business service type, has formed a strong channel logistics advantage and industrial foundation. The proposal aims to promote the virtuous circle of "channel belt logistics, logistics belt economy and trade, economic and trade belt industry" by strengthening the traction role of new land and sea channels in the western region, building "multi-country and multi-park" international industrial cooperation projects, and carrying out financial reform and institutional opening pilot projects, so as to build Chongqing into a logistics hub economic zone with national influence and serve the national inland opening strategy.

In 2025, China's total primary energy production exceeded 5 billion tons of standard coal for the first time, reaching 5.13 billion tons, setting the best effect of energy supply during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. Non-fossil energy power generation continues to grow rapidly, and its new power generation has accounted for 112.1 per cent of the new electricity consumption of the whole society, becoming the main body of new power generation, while thermal power generation has declined for the first time in a decade. Coal production has grown steadily, crude oil production has maintained a steady increase, natural gas production has increased for nine consecutive years, and the degree of external dependence has dropped to the lowest level in the "14th Five-Year Plan", indicating that China's energy structure has continued to be optimized and the low-carbon transformation has accelerated.

On March 2, 2024, Chinese Minister of Transport Liu Wei met with Russian Minister of Transport Nikigin in Beijing. The two sides exchanged in-depth views on deepening Sino-Russian cooperation in the field of transportation, and agreed to further promote international road transportation, maritime river transportation, railways, civil aviation, port customs clearance facilitation, river-sea combined transportation, autonomous driving technology and low-altitude on the basis of existing cooperation results. Practical cooperation in economic and other fields will jointly expand new space for cooperation and implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state. The Russian Ambassador to China and officials from relevant Chinese ministries and commissions attended the meeting.

The Ministry of Transport held a party group meeting and a party building work leading group meeting to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on establishing and practicing the correct concept of political achievements, and to study and deploy the systematic study and education work of the Ministry. The meeting stressed the need to meticulously organize and carry out study and education, guide party members and cadres to persist in seeking truth from facts, benefit the people, prevent and correct deviations in the concept of political achievements, and create achievements that can stand the test through practical work, so as to provide a guarantee for speeding up the construction of a strong transportation country. The meeting reviewed the implementation plan and made specific arrangements for study and discussion, investigation of problems, rectification and rectification.

Qixia District, Nanjing City held a regional shipping and logistics center promotion meeting, and released two plans: "Ten Tackling Actions to Build a Regional Shipping and Logistics Center" and "Ten Escort Actions for Port Units in the District to Support the High-quality Development of Port and Shipping Enterprises. The crucial action focuses on upgrading the energy level of the hub and upgrading the port industry, and plans to invest more than 30 billion yuan within three years. The escort operation was jointly launched by 10 port units to optimize the navigation efficiency and data sharing of the waterway. The meeting simultaneously signed a number of strategic cooperation to promote the transformation of the port into an industrial supply chain service hub, and strengthen the logistics connection between the Yangtze River Delta and the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

In January 2026, the cargo throughput of Beihai Port reached 4.5259 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 12.1 percent. Among them, the performance of foreign trade container business was particularly prominent, with the total import and export volume reaching 3554 million TEUs, a year-on-year surge of 62.89 percent. This is due to the continuous release of foreign trade container functions of berth 5 in Beimu operation area of Tieshan Port, the opening of new berths in Shitou port operation area and the further promotion of customs clearance facilitation reform. The strong start has laid a solid foundation for Beihai Port to realize the positioning of Beibu Gulf International Gateway Port and to help the construction of a new land-sea channel in the west.

Latest shipping updates: ZIM workers protest $4.2B Hapag-Lloyd deal, CMA CGM orders LNG vessels in India, and China tightens export controls on Japan. Key industry developments.

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