The vessel “Xin Fangcheng” recently berthed at Qingdao Port of Shandong Port Group in a sign that COSCO WSA8 has been official launched. This new route, which directly leads to Ensenada and Manzanillo, two critical ports in Mexico, is designed to provide high-frequency container shipping services on a weekly basis, which stable timing, for trade ties between China, Mexico and even the Pacific Rim. The scenario of opening such a new shipping route is regularly seen in Qingdao Port.

The latest data from China’s Ministry of Transport shows that Qingdao Port’s cargo throughput in the first seven months of 2025 amounted to 434 million tons, a 2.1% year-on-year increase, while its container throughput over the same period of time grew by 7.8% year on year to 19.24 million TEUs.

From expanding its network of shipping routes to optimizing and upgrading the mix of cargoes, and to taking the lead in developing refueling of green energy, Qingdao Port has been working hard to elevate in full dimensions itself as a hub in an effort to deeply integrate into global industrial and supply chains and continue to make the economic connection between China and the rest of the world more comprehensive and resilient.  (Zhou Xiaofeng)

The busy Qianwan harbor district in Qingdao Port of Shandong Port Group.