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Pinglu Canal moves more than 1 million tonnes of cargo in its first month
China’s Pinglu Canal handled more than 1 million tonnes of cargo in its first month of operation.
The 134.2-kilometre waterway is in the southern region of Guangxi and opened to navigation on September 16.
It gives China’s southwestern inland areas a more direct route to the sea through Qinzhou Port on the Gulf of Tonkin.
Before the canal opened, cargo could take a roughly 560-kilometre detour via Guangzhou to reach the sea.
The new route is intended to support trade with Southeast Asia by connecting inland provinces more directly to international markets.
The first-month total was reached on October 17, when a loaded vessel passed through a key canal lock on its way to the port.
The Pinglu Canal handled more than 1 million tonnes of cargo in its first month of operation.
The milestone was reached on October 17, when a laden cargo vessel passed through a key lock.
The canal opened to navigation on September 16 in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
The 134.2km waterway gives China’s southwestern hinterland more direct access to international markets, particularly in Southeast Asia.
It allows inland cargo to reach the sea without a roughly 560km detour via Guangzhou.
- Who
- Cargo vessels using the Pinglu Canal. The sources do not identify the vessel or its operator.
- What
- The canal handled more than 1 million tonnes of cargo in its first month.
- When
- The canal opened on September 16. The milestone was reached on October 17.
- Where
- The Pinglu Canal in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, southern China.
- Why
- The waterway is intended to give inland provinces more direct access to the sea and international markets, particularly in Southeast Asia.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The 134.2km Pinglu Canal opened to navigation.
A laden cargo vessel passed through a key lock as the canal reached more than 1 million tonnes of cargo.
- Cargo in first month
- More than 1 million tonnes
- Milestone date
- October 17
- Canal opening
- September 16
- Canal length
- 134.2km
- Detour avoided
- Roughly 560km via Guangzhou