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Recently, UnionLink Cross-Border Intelligent Transport signed a strategic cooperation agreement with UPS (United Parcel Service). Zhou Jianming, Deputy General Manager of UnionLink Cross-Border Intelligent Transport, and Wu Yushan, Director of Supply Chain Business Development at UPS, represented both parties in completing the signing. UnionLink Cross-Border Intelligent Transport's General Manager Zeng Tianwang, Operations Director Jiang Xianbin, UPS Asia-Pacific Project Customer Sales Director Wei Chao, and Business Development Department Key Account Manager Su Jiannan, along with other representatives from both sides, attended the signing ceremony. The two parties engaged in in-depth discussions on topics such as the construction of cross-border supply chain service systems and empowerment paths for vertical industrial belts, jointly outlining a new blueprint for cross-border logistics cooperation characterized by complementary advantages and industrial synergy.
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The main crude oil futures contract fluctuated during the week this week. As of Friday's close, the SC crude oil main contract closed at 566.3 yuan/barrel, down 0.65% from last Friday's close.
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On January 16, 2024, Zou Xiaoxue, Vice President of Tu Duoduo of Guolian Co., Ltd., Zhang Wei, Automotive Equipment Industry Chain Chain, and Wei Lifeng, Director of Technology Department Three, were at the Duoduo cross-border cloud warehouse located at No. 8 Yuwan Road, Qianwan Free Trade Port Zone, Qingdao. Under the leadership of Zhang Yebin, deputy general manager of the public service platform of China (Qingdao) Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone, Gao Yuting, business manager of the Industry Promotion Department of Qingdao Free Trade Zone Management Committee, Liu Ju'an, general manager of Shangang Overseas Supply Chain (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. Witnessed by industry experts, the "Strategic Cooperation Agreement of "Warehouse Network Layout, Thousands of Stores Linkage" was signed with Yang Jin, General Manager of Yi Auto Parts.
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As of the close of Friday on the futures market, the methanol contract has slightly reduced its position today, with 5,161 positions in the weighted methanol contract and 4,966 positions in the 05 main contract. The weighted contract, the intraday trend, fluctuated downward throughout the day, closing down 0.8% overall.
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In the first quarter of 2026, my country's imports and exports to countries that jointly built the "Belt and Road" exceeded 6 trillion billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.2 percent, accounting for more than half of the overall foreign trade. The three-dimensional interconnection network has achieved remarkable results, and water transportation, highway, aviation and railway transportation have all achieved rapid growth. Among them, the new land and sea channel in the west, the China Europe train and the "air Silk Road" and other logistics channels have been operated efficiently, which has effectively promoted the development of foreign trade in the central and western regions, and maintained a strong growth momentum in the import and export of neighboring countries.
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Weekly analysis of global and Chinese corn markets: prices fell due to bearish USDA data, smooth planting, and lower oil prices. China's spot market weakened while futures showed volatility amid policy shifts.
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On April 8, Wanzhou's first five-star Three Gorges cruise ship "Heavy Ship · Yangtze River Yunfan" began trial sailing in Chongqing Port. It is planned to officially put into operation on the Chongqing-Yichang route on April 18. The cruise ship was built with an investment of 0.2 billion yuan, with the design concept of "safety, green, comfort and intelligence". It has a total length of nearly 150 meters and a full load of 650 people. It has obtained the "Green Ship -2" certification of China Classification Society. The cruise ship integrates the cultural elements and modern facilities of the Three Gorges, and is equipped with multiple room types and characteristic services. It aims to improve the tourism quality of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and promote the construction of a water tourism distribution center in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Wanzhou.
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On April 8, 2026, the Pan-coastal Shipping Ecological High-quality Development Exchange Conference was successfully held in Cangzhou. The conference was co-sponsored by the Cangzhou Municipal Government and the Bulk Cargo Transportation Professional Committee of the China Shipowners Association. With the theme of "The Sea and the Wave Voyage", it brought together about 360 guests from politics, enterprises, and research. The conference focused on hot topics such as land-sea convergence of commodities, smart green ports and digital transformation of shipping, with the aim of discussing high-quality development plans for shipping, promoting the integration of port, industry and city, and providing intellectual support and cooperation platform for the optimization and upgrading of regional shipping ecology.
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Analysis of China's hog market divergence: futures hit record lows while A-share pig stocks rally. Explores pig cycle dynamics, capacity reduction pressures, and policy impacts on future prices.
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According to data from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, the total revenue of China's logistics industry in the first two months of this year reached 2 trillion billion yuan, an increase of 5.2 percent over the same period last year, making a steady start. The average prosperity index of the logistics industry was 49.4, and the industry recovered steadily. Supply chain contract orders of key logistics enterprises increased by 21%, multimodal transport became a bright spot, the Yangtze River Delta railway sea-rail intermodal transport volume increased by 23%, and the China-Europe train volume increased by 31.7. With the promotion of the construction of a unified national market, the logistics industry is expected to continue to make steady progress.
