Recently, the Ministry of Transport and twelve other departments jointly issued the “Action Plan for Large-Scale Equipment Upgrading in the Transportation Sector” (hereinafter referred to as the “Action Plan”), which sets forth… Implement seven major initiatives: electrifying urban buses, phasing out and replacing aging diesel commercial trucks, scrapping and upgrading outdated commercial vessels, retiring and upgrading old locomotives, replacing aging postal and express delivery equipment, upgrading and retrofitting logistics facilities and equipment, and raising standards. … vigorously promote advanced equipment and the application of Beidou terminals, advance the clean, low-carbon, and efficient development of transportation and energy‑power systems, and systematically facilitate the industry’s green and low‑carbon transformation.

According to the Action Plan, by 2028, China will have achieved a significant improvement in its shipping capacity structure; the promotion and application of new‑energy buses will continue to advance; aging locomotives in key regions will be largely phased out, with new‑energy locomotives widely adopted on a large scale; intelligent security‑inspection equipment for mail and express parcels will be extensively deployed, substantially enhancing security screening capabilities in the delivery sector; the use of Beidou‑based terminals will be further expanded; and both carbon intensity and pollutant emission intensity in the transportation industry will continue to decline, with total pollutant emissions falling further.

The Action Plan encourages the replacement of aging new-energy buses and their power batteries, and actively promotes the adoption of compact bus models as well as low-floor and low-entry urban buses. Encourage localities to promote the replacement of urban bus vehicles that are 10 years or older. ； It is required to accelerate the phasing out and replacement of aging diesel commercial trucks. , systematically promote the use of new-energy commercial trucks, and encourage localities to leverage the development characteristics of the road freight industry, regional industrial conditions, and their capacity to supply new energy, thereby advancing… New-energy commercial trucks It is applied in urban logistics and delivery, port collection and distribution, trunk-line logistics, and other scenarios.

With regard to operating vessels, the Action Plan clearly states that… Accelerate the scrapping and replacement of aging transport vessels that are high in energy consumption and emissions. …strongly support the development of new‑energy and clean‑energy‑powered transport vessels, intensify research and development on key, cross‑cutting, and cutting‑edge core technologies—such as high‑performance LNG systems, high‑power alcohol‑fuel engines, and high‑energy‑density, high‑safety‑performance power batteries—and enhance the capacity to supply new‑energy vessel equipment; encourage the construction of new vessels powered by new and clean energy, promote the development of international‑voyage ships fueled by green methanol, green ammonia, and other alternative fuels, advance the deployment of LNG‑ and biodiesel‑powered vessels on eligible coastal and inland waterways, and support pilot applications of all‑battery propulsion in small and medium‑size, short‑distance inland vessels; and call for the improvement of supporting infrastructure for new‑energy and clean‑energy‑powered transport vessels, accelerating the establishment of a convenient and comprehensive network of such facilities.

The Action Plan proposes accelerating the phasing out of aging locomotives, It is hereby clarified that the service life for scrapping internal‑combustion locomotives on aging railways is 30 years. Establish a testing and inspection system for locomotive exhaust emissions, and strengthen the dynamic monitoring and management of locomotive operating conditions and exhaust pollutants. Leveraging the development of locomotives such as the Fuxing series, adopt technologies including high‑power battery systems, next‑generation diesel engines, hybrid electric‑diesel powertrains, hydrogen‑powered propulsion systems, and low‑carbon/zero‑carbon fuel engines to promote the renewal and upgrading of aging internal‑combustion locomotives.

Action Plan Support the upgrading of aging security inspection equipment for postal and express delivery services. , strengthen the application of modern information technology in the security inspection field, and advance security inspection operations toward information-based and intelligent management; carry out the renewal of last-mile delivery vehicles for postal and express services, supporting postal and express enterprises in phasing out and upgrading a batch of transport and last-mile delivery vehicles, Encourage enterprises to deploy new-energy autonomous delivery vehicles on a large scale in eligible regions. , enhance the efficiency of mail and express parcel transit; encourage postal and express delivery enterprises to phase out outdated sorting equipment at major mail and express processing facilities and adopt fully automated, intelligent sorting systems.

The Action Plan encourages the upgrading and modernization of intermodal terminals and transshipment facilities within national logistics hubs, national backbone cold-chain logistics bases, national-level demonstration logistics parks, and suburban large‑scale warehousing centers. It also calls for accelerating the intelligent transformation of smart logistics hubs and logistics parks. Furthermore, it mandates the strengthening of energy‑consumption, emission, and technical‑standard upgrades for commercial vehicles and vessels, and the establishment of a standardized framework for new‑energy locomotives and related infrastructure.

The Action Plan sets out corresponding support policies, proposing the development of detailed implementation rules for financial subsidies to facilitate the scrapping and renewal of aging commercial vehicles and vessels, clearly defining the scope of subsidies, subsidy standards, operational procedures, oversight requirements, and the responsibilities of relevant departments. It also calls for the continued effective implementation of subsidies for phasing out and upgrading outdated commercial vehicles and vessels, incorporating eligible equipment‑replacement projects into the scope of central‑government funding and other forms of support. Furthermore, it encourages localities with the necessary conditions to pool and leverage urban transport development incentive funds allocated by the central government to support the replacement of city buses with new‑energy models and the upgrading of their power batteries. Finally, it seeks to strengthen financial support by leveraging the incentive effects of re‑lending policies for technological innovation and equipment modernization, guiding financial institutions to enhance their backing for technological upgrades and equipment renewal in the transportation sector.

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   Source: China Government Website