China's Pinglu Canal opens, setting multiple world records and creating a faster trade route to ASEAN
By: Global Times | Published: Sep 16, 2026 02:32 PM
China officially opened 134.2-kilometer Pinglu Canal, built at a cost of $10.75 billion, on Wednesday, setting multiple world records:
• Highest navigation capacity among similar canals
• Fastest lock transit speed
• Highest water head for water-saving ship locks
• Largest scale of inland water-saving ship locks worldwide