Guangxi State-owned Enterprises Boost Maritime Exports Supported by Integrated Transport and Cross-border Logistics Infrastructure

On 29 June, full-capacity production runs at the intelligent excavator manufacturing plant of Liugong, with a large batch of finished construction machinery lined up outside the facility ready for shipment via Beibu Gulf Port to overseas markets amid sustained overseas order demand. Production lines operate at maximum load, delivering a sharp year-on-year rise in complete machine output. Figures covering January to May record a near 50 per cent year-on-year jump in Liugong’s export volumes, with emerging markets across Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Africa and Latin America registering the steepest growth and cementing the brand’s standing as a flagship representative of Guangxi-manufactured goods shipped abroad.

Liugong is far from the only state-owned enterprise based in Guangxi stepping up efforts to tap global markets.

Liuzhou Iron and Steel Group has ramped up steel export operations, securing a string of high-grade international product certifications this year to expand its global market access credentials. Steel export volumes for the first five months of the year posted double-digit year-on-year growth. Yuchai Group pursues both domestic and overseas market expansion with a competitive operational approach, sustaining robust overseas order intake throughout the year. The cumulative installed base of its engines in foreign territories has surpassed 900,000 units.

Leading provincial state-owned groups including Liugong, Liuzhou Iron and Steel, Yuchai and Guangxi Investment Group leverage core industrial chain strengths to set industry benchmarks, continuously expanding the global reach of Guangxi’s manufactured goods and associated services while raising international recognition for local manufacturing output.

Aggregate export revenue generated by enterprises supervised by Guangxi State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission hit 10.943 billion yuan across January to May, representing a 17.44 per cent year-on-year increase, tangible evidence of the export expansion driven by state-owned industrial operators.

Corporate-led overseas market expansion draws momentum from internal industrial vitality, while comprehensive logistics networks and streamlined export transport routes deliver solid physical infrastructure backing for cross-border trade growth.

On 23 June, two new local logistics entities – Guangxi Liuzhou Inland Port International Logistics Co., Ltd and Guangxi Liuzhou Beigang Trading Co., Ltd – were officially inaugurated under deeper coordination between Beibu Gulf Port Group and Liuzhou municipal authorities. The new bodies deliver one-stop customs clearance services tailored to Liuzhou’s signature export products including construction machinery and automotive components. Rail freight’s high throughput and cost efficiency address historic pain points of elevated road haulage costs and prolonged customs processing cycles.

Pinglu Canal Group presses ahead with high-standard construction of the Pinglu Canal, scheduled to open to navigation this September. Cargo shipped from southwest inland regions via the new waterway will cut inland voyage distances by more than 560 kilometres compared with routing through Guangzhou Port, slashing transit lead times and logistics expenditure across regional supply chains.

Ports and canals form the physical backbone of interconnected river and sea transport links, while cross-border supply chain services deliver soft connectivity to facilitate cross-border commercial exchange.

Guangxi Supply Chain Service Group, a subsidiary of Guangxi Modern Logistics Group, draws on integrated resource pooling, global distribution networks and platform operation expertise to build efficient international trade channels supporting market expansion for all types of local commercial operators.

A three-dimensional cross-border service network combining overseas subsidiaries, foreign warehousing and distribution hubs and multi-node domestic facilities has been fully established. In March this year, its affiliate Guangxi Products International Trade Co., Ltd obtained AEO Advanced Certification, an internationally recognised trade compliance credential that shortens customs clearance lead times and cuts overall logistics and capital occupation expenses. Customs declaration turnover handled by Guangxi Supply Chain Service Group reached 7.345 billion yuan between January and June, rising 5.11 per cent year-on-year, with service coverage extending across more than 40 countries and territories. The modern supply chain framework supporting Guangxi’s maritime economic development undergoes consistent upgrading.

State-owned enterprises in Guangxi co-ordinate industrial capacity, transport corridors and cross-border service platforms to unlock compound operational advantages, from flagship manufactured goods sailing to global markets and interconnected river-sea transport arteries to end-to-end supply chain support. The integrated framework delivers robust impetus for developing Guangxi’s maritime economy and advancing high-standard opening-up.