China's first sea-rail intermodal container terminal was officially opened on June 28, 2022 in south China's Nanning City. The Beibu Gulf Port Qinzhou Automated Container Terminal is to be the first of its kind, with a U-shaped process layout to function with minimal manpower.

The terminal is part of the Belt and Road Initiative and integral to the New International Land Sea Trade Corridor. The corridor connects landlocked Chongqing by rail with Qinzhou in the west from where cargo can be shipped worldwide.