Pinglu Canal
Coverage of Pinglu Canal in the Nexus archive.
- China tests future of shipping on its next major trade corridor: a US$10 billion canal
China is testing autonomous navigation and smart shipping solutions to reduce logistics costs for the Pinglu Canal, a US$10 billion project linking its southwestern regions to Southeast Asia to boost trade. Trials of intelligent barges are underway in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
- Why Hong Kong should be very interested in the Pinglu Canal
China’s Pinglu Canal is set for trial operations in September, with a report on it being widely read, particularly by audiences from the United States, Singapore, and Hong Kong, where it had three times as many Singaporean readers as local ones.
- Why Hong Kong should be very interested in the Pinglu Canal
China's Pinglu Canal is set for trial operations in September, with the report attracting significant international readership, particularly from the United States, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The article highlights a disparity in readership, noting Singaporeans read the report three times more than locals.
- China’s vast new canal link to Southeast Asia set to open earlier than expected
China's Pinglu Canal, a 134km waterway project connecting Nanning to the Gulf of Tonkin, is entering final construction phases and expected to begin trial operations as early as September 2024. This landmark infrastructure project aims to link China's interior regions to the free-trade port of Hainan, representing the country's most ambitious waterway initiative in centuries.