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.

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