A major Chinese initiative designed to create a global digital shipping network has quietly collapsed following intense pressure from the United States, according to industry sources and legal records.
The platform, LOGINK (National Transportation and Logistics Public Information Platform) was originally promoted by Beijing to streamline international cargo data across ports, customs authorities and carriers. However, US policymakers warned that the platform posed a severe national security threat also alleging it could allow Beijing to gather intelligence on global trade, commercial pricing and Western military supply lines.
In response, Washington launched a concerted campaign to counter the network. Congress prohibited the US Department of Defense from contracting with LOGINK-linked entities while American diplomats pressured international partners to cut ties.
The strategy yielded swift results. LOGINK's flagship data-sharing partnerships with Japan, South Korea and European ports like Rotterdam and Sines have stalled or ended. In 2024, LOGINK was dropped from the International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) after failing to pay its dues and its official website went offline.
On the ground in China, LOGINK’s operations hub in Wenzhou appears completely abandoned. Corporate filings reveal that the entity behind the hub faces at least 39 domestic lawsuits over unpaid bills, labor disputes and office rent also a claim filed by China Mobile.
While China’s Transport Ministry called for connecting LOGINK to domestic data streams in mid-2026, its ambition to build a centralized the global shipping data portal has effectively come to a halt and handing Washington a significant victory in the battle for maritime data security.
