EXTRANS GLOBAL - Weekly Logistics Operation Update - Week 29-2025

📌 Weekly Logistics Highlights

The news highlights this week include: CainiaoHong Kong Supply Chain Center opens, connecting Asia-Pacific with the world; Dachan Bay Wharf in Shenzhen adds new India routes; Guangzhou Port launches premium express route directly to Los Angeles; Shanghai ranks first in automobile exports, with river-sea intermodal transport mode expanded to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River; sea freight rates from South Korea to the US continue to rise, with enterprises trying "sea-air intermodal transport"; due to fluctuations in US tariff policies, port cargo volume is expected to "rise first and then fall"……

Hong Kong, China

🔹 Cainiao Hong Kong Supply Chain Center fully opens

On July 17, Cainiao Hong Kong Supply Chain Center announced its full opening to serve global brands and merchants. The center is a key node connecting Asia-Pacific and the world, providing global transshipment, cross-border B2B and B2C warehouse and distribution integrated services, supporting various conventional and special commodity categories, and helping global brands expand in the Asia-Pacific and global markets. It is only 10 minutes' drive from Hong Kong International Airport, with Cainiao's cooperative flights accounting for over 30%. It can reach multiple core Asian-Pacific cities within 4 hours of flight, and can reach Zhuhai Bonded Warehouse in as fast as 1.5 hours via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. Meanwhile, the center is closely linked with the Cainiao Smart Freight Center at the same location, which can save short-haul logistics costs and improve logistics operation efficiency.

Shenzhen, China

🔹 Dachan Bay Terminal adds new India routes

On the evening of July 13, the new India routes jointly operated by Emirates Shipping Line and Evergreen Marine berthed at Dachan Bay Terminal. The routes are named China Subcontinent Express (CSX) and China-India Express 8 (CIX8), with weekly calls on Sundays. The route is designed as "Colombo → Nhava Sheva → Mundra", covering three key ports along the way and providing connections to other cities in the Indian subcontinent. A total of 6 ships (4 from Emirates Shipping Line and 2 from Evergreen Marine) with a carrying capacity of 4,600 - 6,000 TEUs are deployed on this route, with port calls including Qingdao - Xiamen - Nansha - Dachan Bay - Port Klang - Colombo - Nhava Sheva - Mundra - Port Klang - Qingdao. As the core and last calling port of this route in South China, Dachan Bay Terminal, relying on its efficient operation efficiency, one-stop customs clearance environment and geographical advantage adjacent to the manufacturing hinterland, further strengthens its position as a trade hub between China and India.

 Guangzhou, China

🔹 Guangzhou Port opens direct route to Los Angeles, USA

On July 16, the first high-quality express line from Nansha Port Area of Guangzhou Port to the west coast of the United States with a point-to-point direct service was officially launched for its maiden voyage. The ship "Renjian 8" loaded with more than 600 containers of daily necessities "Made in China" slowly departed from Nansha Port Area and can reach Los Angeles, the United States in 14 days. This shipping route is independently operated by HeDe Shipping. A total of 5 ships are put into operation on a weekly basis, and the port calling sequence is from Phase I of Nansha Port to the WBCT terminal of Los Angeles Port. Port units such as the Guangzhou Maritime Department have coordinated and cooperated to open a green channel and improve the customs clearance efficiency. The new shipping route has shortened the shipping cycle from Nansha, Guangzhou to the west coast of the United States, reduced the comprehensive logistics costs of enterprises in the Greater Bay Area, and provided efficient and stable transportation support for cross-border e-commerce and the manufacturing industry.

Shanghai, China

🔹 Shanghai ranks first in automobile exports; river-sea intermodal transport helps enterprises reduce costs and improve efficiency

According to news on July 17, Shanghai Customs data shows that in the first half of 2025, Shanghai port exported 1.275 million automobiles, a year-on-year increase of 13%, accounting for 36.7% of the national total automobile exports in the same period, ranking first in the country. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan", the number of automobile exports from Shanghai port has jumped from 379,000 in 2020 to 2.39 million in 2024, with an average annual growth of 58.4%. On July 13, under the supervision of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Port Customs, 108 domestic automobiles from Chongqing Guoyuan Port completed the "transfer" from domestic trade ships to foreign trade ro-ro ships at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Port Haitong International Automobile Terminal, and were exported to Lazaro Cardenas Port in Mexico on board the "Emerald Elite" ro-ro ship, marking the first expansion of the river-sea intermodal transport transshipment mode for automobile exports to ports in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. In the first half of the year, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Port Customs supervised a total of 715,000 automobile exports, a year-on-year increase of 13.7%. Compared with traditional land transportation, the river-sea intermodal transport mode reduces enterprise transportation costs, improves logistics efficiency, and enables Chongqing automobile enterprises to complete all customs clearance procedures locally at one time, shortening customs clearance time. Each vehicle can save about 1,500 yuan in comprehensive costs compared with the traditional integrated customs declaration mode.

 Tianjin, China

🔹 Hydrogen heavy truck swap station settled in Tianjin Port

On July 15, Tianjin Port Bulk Cargo Logistics Co., Ltd. and CATL cooperated to build Tianjin's first new energy heavy truck chassis-type swap station. The swap station adopts fully automatic chassis swapping technology, which can complete swapping in 5 minutes, with a daily service capacity of 192 times, significantly improving the efficiency of clean transportation at the port. The project will further improve the new energy logistics network of trunk lines such as "Shanxi - Tianjin Port" and "Inner Mongolia - Tianjin Port", helping Tianjin Port build a "zero-carbon port area".

 Qingdao, China

🔹 Innovation in Qingdao's export LCL supervision mode

On July 16, Huangdao Customs under Qingdao Customs implemented the reform of "inspection before shipment" for export LCL in Qingdao Qianwan Free Trade Zone. This mode allows enterprises to declare customs as soon as bulk goods are stored in the warehouse, and pack and ship after inspection, completely solving the pain point of unpacking and reworking in the traditional "LCL first, then inspection" mode. After the reform, released goods can be "delivered directly to the port" through the channel in the port area, and the logistics ledger will be automatically written off after loading, saving enterprises about 10 million yuan in logistics costs annually. From January to June this year, Huangdao Customs supervised 39,800 export LCL containers, a year-on-year increase of 7.1%, and the volume of international transshipment consolidation business surged by 51.36% year-on-year.

Vietnam

🔹 Vietnam Customs launches pilot project for automated VAT collection on low-value goods

On July 14, Vietnam Customs announced the implementation of Circular No. 29/2025/TT-BTC from August 1, launching an automated VAT collection process for express imported goods worth less than 1 million Vietnamese dong. The policy aims to solve the problem of low efficiency of traditional manual declaration, and realize the modernization of taxation through the electronic customs declaration system. The pilot phase (July 9 - 31) covers all express services such as air, road and rail, and is expected to increase tax revenue by about 1.2 trillion Vietnamese dong annually and standardize the order of the cross-border e-commerce market.

South Korea

🔹 Sea freight rates from South Korea to the US continue to rise

According to data released by South Korea Customs Service on July 17, in June, the sea freight rate for 40-foot containers on the route from South Korea to the US East Coast increased by 23.3% year-on-year to 6.767 million won (about 4,700 US dollars), and that on the US West Coast increased by 16.6% to 6.087 million won. Although the data is for June, market analysis believes that due to global supply chain tensions and rising fuel prices, freight rates remained high in mid-July. The Korea International Freight Forwarders Association warned that if the risk of a strike at US West Coast ports persists, freight rates may exceed 7 million won in August. Some export enterprises have begun to try the "sea-air intermodal transport" alternative, shipping from Busan Port to Los Angeles and then connecting by air to Chicago, which shortens the total time to 12 days but increases the cost by 45%.

America

🔹 Tariff policy fluctuations trigger adjustment of port cargo volume forecast

A report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates on July 16 shows that due to recent adjustments in tariff policies, the cargo volume of major US ports will show a "rise first and then fall" trend. Although imports in July are expected to rebound briefly to 2.36 million TEUs (a year-on-year increase of 2.1%), after August, due to the implementation of new tariffs and the effect of advance stockpiling, cargo volume may drop sharply by 10.4%, and the decline may widen to 21.3% in November. This forecast reflects the far-reaching impact of tariff policy uncertainty on the supply chain, and retailers need to balance stockpiling and cost pressure before the year-end shopping season.

Bangladesh

🔹 BIMSTEC port conference promotes regional logistics cooperation

From July 14 to 15, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) held its second port conference in Visakhapatnam, India, focusing on regional maritime cooperation and sustainable logistics development. As a member state, Bangladesh participated in the conference, which proposed the establishment of the BIMSTEC Center of Excellence for Sustainable Maritime Transport, and promoted the regional single window customs clearance system and multimodal transport standardization. This initiative aims to improve the international logistics competitiveness of key hubs such as Chittagong Port in Bangladesh by optimizing port operation efficiency and coordinating customs procedures. In addition, the conference also discussed the application of green and low-carbon logistics technologies, including the upgrading of port shore power facilities and the pilot of digital document systems, which is expected to provide more efficient supply chain support for Bangladesh's pillar industries such as garment exports.

Myanmar

🔹 Myanmar, Russia and India discuss opening new Mumbai-Yangon trade route

On July 14, Myanmar's Vice Premier and Union Minister of Transport and Communications, Admiral Mya Tun Oo, held talks with representatives of Russia's Roskongress Investment Foundation in Yangon, focusing on cooperation on the direct shipping route from India's Mumbai Port to Myanmar's Yangon Port. The two sides plan to promote the connection between Mumbai Port and Yangon Port through Russia's shipping network resources, and expand India's exports of agricultural products to Myanmar (such as organic fertilizers) and Myanmar's trade volume of aquatic products and textiles to India. At the same time, Russia will assist Myanmar in upgrading the container handling facilities at Yangon Port, including the introduction of automated gantry cranes and digital customs clearance systems. This cooperation also involves the energy sector, and the Roskongress Foundation will participate in the construction of solar power plants in Myanmar and explore the feasibility of exporting Myanmar's natural gas to India through Yangon Port. It is expected that after the route is opened, the shipping time from India to Myanmar will be shortened to 5 days, saving 30% of the time compared with the traditional route via the Strait of Malacca.

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