On March 6, 2026, during the open group meeting of the Chongqing delegation of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the construction of the "Five Types" national logistics hub received much attention. The national logistics hub is the core infrastructure of China's logistics system, serving as a key node and backbone platform in the national logistics network. In 2019, the country launched the construction of logistics hub layout, and Chongqing was selected as one of the first batch. After continuous promotion, Chongqing has become the only city in the country that integrates five types of hubs: port type, land port type, airport type, production service type, and commercial service type. At present, the container throughput of the five major hubs accounts for over 90% of the city's total, with a cargo throughput of 120 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 13%. Multi hub collaborative linkage and efficient operation provide solid support for Chongqing to build an inland open comprehensive hub.

Guoyuan Port is a model of smart dock construction in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River

As the core carrier of Chongqing Port type national logistics hub, Guoyuan Port vigorously promotes the construction of smart ports, and has implemented 8 smart scenarios including container management system, paperless platform, remote control yard bridge, and unmanned container truck. Remote control of the field bridge allows drivers to operate remotely, increasing work efficiency by 30% -60%, improving the working environment while enhancing safety and efficiency. At the same time, the customs has deployed the first domestic dual view dual accelerator H986 inspection system, achieving non-invasive and rapid inspection, significantly reducing clearance time.

Now Guoyuan Port has built 18 berths of 5000 tons and 14 railway dedicated lines, with an annual throughput of over 26 million tons and a container throughput capacity of 2 million TEUs. It has reached more than 300 ports in over 100 countries and regions around the world, becoming the first inland port in China to have dual four-star certifications of "four-star green port" and "four-star smart port".

Building a golden channel connecting Asia and Europe for international logistics

Tuanjie Village Central Station is the core platform of Chongqing's land port national logistics hub, and the "ASEAN Express" is an innovative logistics model built on this hub. The goods from Southeast Asia to Europe via Chongqing are inefficient and unstable due to scattered operating entities, inconsistent standards, multiple connections, and segmented responsibilities. In 2024, Yuxin Europe and the Land Sea New Channel Operation Company will form a strong alliance to integrate resources and launch the "ASEAN Express", implementing "one commission, one box to the end, one order to the end", and providing fully integrated customized logistics services. The first outbound train will be launched in October 2024, and the first return train will arrive smoothly in June 2025, achieving stable two-way operation. This mode flexibly carries out multimodal transportation, reducing transportation time by about 50% compared to traditional sea transportation, and the cost is much lower than air transportation, making it the preferred solution for high value-added and time efficient goods.

The ASEAN Express effectively connects the Eurasian two-way trade channel. By the end of 2025, its cumulative freight value will be nearly 3.5 billion yuan, and the categories of goods will continue to expand, successfully connecting the three major economies of the European Union, China, and ASEAN. Against the backdrop of accelerating global supply chain restructuring, this safe, stable, green, and efficient new logistics model provides important support for enhancing the resilience of industrial and supply chains.

Jiangbei Airport gathers high-quality global commercial and trade resources

In response to the characteristics of "tight delivery time and easy loss" of fresh produce, Chongqing Customs has opened online and offline services to provide precise policy guidance for enterprises. Chongqing Customs has established a dedicated "green channel" for fresh goods, implementing a 7 × 24-hour customs clearance guarantee, combined with convenient measures such as early declaration, to achieve "zero delay" release. Relying on the designated regulatory site of the airport type national logistics hub "Five in One", high-quality fruits from ASEAN have been regularly imported, and Chongqing Airport Port has become an important fresh food distribution center in the southwest region.

 Realizing direct transportation of goods from one assembly to the whole process

Relying on the construction of Chongqing's production service-oriented national logistics hub, Wanzhou is promoting the upgrading and transformation of Xintian Port Phase II, enhancing the port's throughput capacity and waterway conditions. Based on this, the local area has opened a "thousand mile light boat" direct route, realizing one-time loading of goods in the warehouse area and direct delivery to the destination, fundamentally solving the problem of transit, greatly improving logistics efficiency, and reducing comprehensive costs.

Building a fast track for cross-border commerce and trade towards ASEAN

As the core carrier of a commercial and service-oriented national logistics hub, Chongqing Highway Logistics Base has formed a stable cross-border bus system, with 30 daily departures and a maximum of over 60 daily trips, building a widely covered cross-border highway transportation network. Cross border highway buses, with their flexible and convenient advantages, accurately solve the problem of bulk cargo transportation for enterprises, make up for the shortcomings of air, sea, and railway transportation, and meet the transportation needs of small and multiple batches such as laptops, motorcycles, and e-commerce. The shuttle bus does not require multiple transfer boxes, effectively reducing cargo loss, and can depart with one order, becoming the most efficient and suitable cross-border logistics fast channel for Chongqing to face ASEAN. Keywords: Five types of national logistics hubs, cross-border logistics, channel economy

The person in charge of Chongqing Dajiang Power stated that agricultural machinery products can now be delivered directly to Southeast Asian customers via cross-border road shuttle buses within 3 days, which is more efficient than sea transportation. Data shows that in 2025, the number of cross-border highway shuttle bus shipments and the value of goods in Chongqing will increase significantly year-on-year, with a rich variety of transportation categories; The market transaction volume of Chongqing Highway Logistics Base exceeds 650 billion yuan, ranking among the top in the city in terms of scale. As the only "Five Types" national logistics hub city in China, Chongqing is working together with five major hubs including ports, land ports, airports, production services, and commercial services to promote the transformation of channel economy into industrial economy. In the future, Chongqing will continue to strengthen hub linkage and international cooperation.Editor/Gong Ziwei