By MasOceans, Exclusive Local Partner, Shipping updates

China Golden Week | What Shipping Can Expect After 7 October

2 October, 2026 – China’s National Day Golden Week runs from 1 to 7 October 2026, with operations resuming on 8 October.

This year, it comes only days after the Mid-Autumn Festival (25–27 September), leaving just a few working days between the two holidays.

For shipping, the impact does not end on 7 October.

Before and after the break

During Golden Week, the impact is felt across several parts of the operation:

  • Factories: pause during the holiday, and export volumes drop sharply.
  • Ports: remain open but run at reduced capacity.
  • Customs, trucking and warehousing: slow down.
  • Carriers: adjust schedules, with blank sailings and capacity changes before and after the holiday.
  • Terminals: backlogs build up as cargo rushed out before the break meets cargo waiting afterwards.
Operations restart. The effects remain.

Operations resume on 8 October, but the effects can linger for one to two weeks.

For owners, operators and charterers with vessels calling at Chinese ports, the key is to plan ahead and stay closely connected to people on the ground.

YOUR VESSELS, OUR PORTS ⚓

Oceanfavor Group, our local partner in China, keeps MasOceans informed in real time on berthing, congestion and terminal conditions, so our customers can adjust before delays become costly.

📍We manage port calls in: Basuo, Beihai, Changshu, Dalian, Dandong, Dongguan, Dongying, Fuzhou, Kemen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Huanghua, Jiangyin, Jingtang/Caofeidian, Jinzhou, Lianyungang, Longkou, Maoming, Nanjing, Nantong/Rugao, Ningbo, Ningde, Panjin, Penglai, Qingdao/Dongjiakou, Qinhuangdao, Qinzhou, Quanzhou/Meizhouwan, Rizhao, Shantou, Shenzhen, Singapore, Taicang, Taizhou, Tianjin, Xiamen, Yangjiang, Yangpu, Yantai, Yingkou, Zhangjiagang, Zhanjiang, Zhapu, Zhenjiang, Zhoushan and Zhuhai.

Calling China in the coming weeks? Please contact our Commercial Director, Martaxelle Erussard.

📩 martaxelle@masoceans.com
📞 +41 (0) 79 658 1504 / +41 (0) 22 552 0051