Shanghai Futures Exchange issued a notice on operational arrangements for the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period.

On Sept 21 train No. 1293, fully loaded with auto parts and daily consumer goods, departed Erenhot rail port in Inner Mongolia for Europe, marking year-to-date throughput on the China-Europe Railway Express Central Corridor exceeding 3,500 trains.

Continued dry weather has driven Rhine water levels lower, boosting industrial shipping costs, Germany’s Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) said. The navigation depth at the Kaub bottleneck near Koblenz was about 15 cm on Monday, down from 26 cm on Friday, forcing vessels to operate with reduced loads. As load factors fell, tanker freight from Rotterdam to Karlsruhe rose to about €185–190/t on Monday, versus roughly €180/t last week. WSV expects no material improvement in the coming week, though light rain could keep water levels near current readings. The Rhine is a key route for grains, minerals/ores, coal and oil products.