# China announces Pinglu Canal navigation classification

https://mins.news/en/item/60267

- CGTN, 2026-09-15 06:37 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-15/China-announces-Pinglu-Canal-s-navigation-classification-1Qs9jHMsC5O/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China has classified the Pinglu Canal’s inland section as a provisional Class B navigation zone and designated the river-sea boundary at Qinzhou Bay as the country’s first “equivalent-to-Class-A” zone. Opening Wednesday, the canal is expected to shorten southwest China’s sea route by more than 560 kilometers and cut logistics costs by 18%-30%.

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