CHINA's northern port of Qingdao handled 20 million TEU this year, after the port's inland and sea-rail combined cargo volume rose 20 per cent year on year, reported Seatrade Maritime News, Colchester, UK.
'The 20 million TEU container volume proved that Qingdao has been developed from a portal to a cargo handling hub,' said Shangdong Provincial Port Group general manager Li Fengli. Qingdao port will work with industry players to construct a logistics hub and an intelligent green port, he added.
Currently, Qingdao port has calls from 173 container routes, including ten newly opened foreign trade container shipping routes.
Earlier this year, Shandong established Shandong Provincial Port Group, integrating the major ports in the province, including Qingdao, Yantai, Rizhao and the Bohai Bay Port Group, to improve local port competitiveness.
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'The 20 million TEU container volume proved that Qingdao has been developed from a portal to a cargo handling hub,' said Shangdong Provincial Port Group general manager Li Fengli. Qingdao port will work with industry players to construct a logistics hub and an intelligent green port, he added.
Currently, Qingdao port has calls from 173 container routes, including ten newly opened foreign trade container shipping routes.
Earlier this year, Shandong established Shandong Provincial Port Group, integrating the major ports in the province, including Qingdao, Yantai, Rizhao and the Bohai Bay Port Group, to improve local port competitiveness.
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