Trucks transported containers at Guoyuan Port in southwest China's Chongqing on April 20, 2023. (Photo/Xinhua)

Chongqing is a major national central city and a comprehensive transportation hub in western China. 

The construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has been elevated to a national strategic level. The transportation network spans 393 ports in 119 countries and regions worldwide. The China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) leads the nation in operational efficiency, and the international air routes have increased to 109. The China-Singapore multimodal transport demonstration base has been put into operation, and the port's annual cargo handling capacity and throughput exceeded 200 million tons.

Chongqing is expanding its international logistics network to drive trade, enhance services, foster industrial clusters, and promote international production capacity cooperation. The goal is to establish a comprehensive international logistics system centered around Chongqing, connecting West China to the entire country through a multimodal transportation network. By 2025, the annual growth rate of multimodal freight is expected to exceed 20 percent, reaching a total volume of 1.6 billion tons.

Key business and industrial parks

These include Chongqing International Logistics Hub Park, Chongqing Airport Aviation Logistics Park, Xiushan Modern Logistics Park, Guoyuan Port, Jiangjin Luohuang Port, Wanzhou Xintian Port, and Fuling Longtou Port.

Key development focus and investment areas

The multimodal transportation, supply chain logistics, smart logistics, and automobile logistics; aviation, railway, and highway transport centers; the operational headquarters and distribution centers of logistics companies; standardized general warehouses, modern specialized warehouses, automated warehouses, and related warehouse facilities; logistics information platforms integrated with e-commerce platforms.

The information is sourced from Investing Chongqing (2023). This article is updated on February 26, 2024.