Statistics show that ports in Beibu Gulf, Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, witnessed 57.2 million metric tons of cargo handling capacity during the first season of 2020, up 14.5 percent year-on-year, and 978,400 containers were loaded during the same period, a 25.77 percent year-on-year growth.

The laudable increase in cargo handling capacity in the Beibu Gulf is mainly attributed to the accelerated construction of the new ocean-continental channel in the western region, driving up the rapid growth of shipments from Chongqing municipality, Yunnan province, and Guizhou province to the whole world.

Two foreign trade container ship routes were added in the Beibu Gulf ports during the first season, which marked a total of 47 container ship routes by April 10, including 27 for foreign trade and 20 for domestic trade. Ports in Beibu Gulf are connected to over 200 ports in over 100 countries and regions, including all the ASEAN member countries.

The center container handling station of the Qinzhou Railway handled 57,832 containers by April 14, up 115.6 percent.