Staff members watch over the loading of containers at Nanning International Railway Port in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

NANNING -- As of Aug. 2 this year, more than 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers for rail-sea intermodal transportation have been delivered via the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, the highest level for the same period in all years.

The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members, expanded its reach to 490 ports across 120 countries and regions, according to data released in January by southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, the corridor's operational hub.