A delegation from Zhongfa Yingze visited IBI（Guolian Gufen) to discuss collaboration on industrial resource integration, digital supply chains, and cross-border trade opportunities.

On April 29, Mr. Liu Quan, Founder and Chairman of IBI, together with Mr.

my country's first inland water service area industry standard "Inland Water Service Area Service Specification" was officially released, which was formulated by Huzhou Port and Shipping Management Center in conjunction with the Water Transport Science Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport and other institutions. The standard covers multi-dimensional contents such as ship service, crew service, government affairs convenience and emergency support. High-quality services such as shore power supply and express delivery are introduced to promote the transformation and upgrading of water service areas to "warm water post stations" and fill the gap of special standards in this field in China.

The maritime departments of Dongjiang, Caofeidian, Dalian, Qingdao, and Yantai in the four provinces and cities around the Bohai Sea, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, and Shandong signed a memorandum of cooperation to promote the universal handling of 9 high-frequency maritime government affairs. The move will expand and upgrade on the basis of Tianjin and Hebei's first trial. Through unifying standards and breaking down data barriers, it will provide enterprises with convenient services nearby, reduce the certification cycle by more than 80%, and help the coordinated development of the northern shipping economy.

The general office of the CPC Central Committee and the general office of the State Council issued the opinions on energy conservation and carbon reduction at a higher level and with higher quality, focusing on the deployment of energy conservation and carbon reduction in the field of transportation, including vigorously developing railway and waterway transportation, promoting electric (hydrogen) heavy trucks and green fuel ships, building zero carbon transportation corridors, and clarifying the construction of multimodal transport, charging and swapping power stations and shore power facilities, To achieve the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutral.

On April 22, 2025, Ningbo Zhoushan Port completed the province's first "ship-to-ship" bonded green methanol filling business. The business is coordinated by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Transportation and other departments to promote, customs, maritime, border inspection and other units to innovate the system process, to help the explosive growth of the green ship combustion industry, to promote the green transformation of international shipping.

China Container Industry Association launched the first voluntary green product evaluation system in China's container industry on April 22, comprehensively evaluating the green level of products from five aspects: resources, energy, environment, quality and low carbon. For the first time, the carbon footprint of products was disclosed in the form of "one code traceability", and the first batch of green container products were released.

This paper introduces that China has built the world's largest comprehensive navigation security system, through navigation marks, surveying and mapping, communication and other technical services to ensure the safety of ship navigation and improve shipping efficiency. The system covers coastal port waterways, using Beidou, electronic charts, drones and other technological innovations to achieve three-dimensional protection from offshore to far-reaching sea. At the same time, maritime security services are expanding to new formats such as offshore wind power, and promoting intelligent transformation through artificial intelligence and big data, providing solid support for the construction of a transportation power and the development of the marine economy.

COSCO-Hainan and its subsidiaries intend to sign a contract with Qidong Haigong for the construction of two Panamax crude oil tankers, with a total investment of about 1.043 billion yuan. The new ship is scheduled to be delivered in 2028 and will use clean power systems such as biofuel reservations and energy-saving and intelligent technologies. The move aims to supplement future capacity, optimize the fleet structure, take into account the demand for domestic and foreign crude oil transportation, and consolidate market share.

The article reported that Sichuan Guang'an Port achieved the best water transportation performance in the past five years in the first quarter of 2024, and indicators such as cargo throughput and container volume increased significantly year-on-year. Guang'an Port has transformed from an inland river terminal into a multimodal transport hub, opening 23 routes, seamlessly connecting water, rail, public and air, significantly reducing corporate logistics costs and improving efficiency. In the face of challenges such as the dry season, the port's innovative transportation mode ensures smooth flow, and has been rated as a national 3A logistics enterprise, injecting momentum into the high-quality development of regional industries.

China's second domestically produced large-scale cruise ship "Ada Huacheng" will be officially delivered on November 6, 2026, nearly two months ahead of the original plan. The cruise ship has a 141900 gross tonnage and has 2130 rooms that can accommodate 5232 guests, equipped with a full range of catering, entertainment and leisure facilities. Compared with the first ship "Ada Mordor", the construction efficiency has increased by 20%. At present, the total progress of the project has reached 96%, and it is planned to go to sea for trial in mid-May. After delivery, the maiden voyage will be opened from the home port of Guangzhou Nansha International Cruise.

On April 12, the first "Mongolian coal launch" coal train arrived at Panjin Port in Liaoning Province, marking the official completion of the full-chain logistics channel of "Mengdong lignite-railway-Panjin Port-shipping. This move has opened up a new path for Mengdong coal resources to go to sea, and is a key breakthrough for Panjin Port to build a major sea and land channel in the northeast, which will help optimize the coal transportation structure, reduce logistics costs, improve transportation efficiency, and provide strong support for energy supply in the northeast and the whole country.

With the case of "cross-regional linkage to help cars" go to sea "to reduce costs and speed up efficiency", Land and Sea New Channel Operation Co., Ltd. was successfully selected as the second batch of excellent cases in the country to effectively reduce the logistics cost of the whole society. This case shows the company's innovative practice in the field of international logistics extension and expansion. Through the "JSQ ro-ro ship" rail-sea combined transportation mode, the expansion of KD parts logistics solutions for automobiles and the construction of safe logistics channels for power batteries, the transportation efficiency and cost of Chongqing automobile exports have been significantly improved, providing strong support for serving the national double-cycle pattern and the opening up of the western region to the outside world.

The "Regulations on Inland Navigation in Henan Province" was voted and passed by the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress and will come into effect on July 1, 2026. As the first comprehensive local regulation in the field of inland river shipping in Henan Province, the regulation aims to coordinate the planning and construction of waterways and ports, establish a hierarchical management mechanism, solidify the layout of "two vertical, two horizontal, four trunk and six branches" waterways, and set up a special chapter on "development and guarantee" to promote the development of port industry and multimodal transport, break the bottleneck of shipping development by legal means, and promote the high-quality development of inland shipping.

On April 9, 2026, the Ministry of Transport held a video deployment meeting on highway safety risk management and control during the flood season to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the central government, study and judge the flood control situation and deploy key tasks. The meeting emphasized the need to improve political positions, strengthen bottom-line thinking, resolutely overcome paralysis, and build a strong line of defense by tightening the chain of responsibility and consolidating the foundation of work. The meeting called for the full implementation of various tasks such as the investigation and rectification of hidden risks, strengthening early warning response and highway inspections, and improving active defense and emergency capabilities, aiming to improve the level of road safety and ensure the safety of people's lives and property.