Xiamen Port welcomes the world's largest container ship again

Fujian Daily·New Fujian Client October 3 (Reporter Shi Chenjing) October 3, on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road", Xiamen Port welcomed another "Silk Road" "Marine" big ship-"Mediterranean Ambra" (MSC AMBRA). The vessel has a total length of 399.90 meters, can carry 23,700 TEUs, and has a deadweight of 3 to 224,900. It is one of the world’s largest container ships. Major global ports such as Gioia Tauro, Italy and Barcelona, ​​Spain. In just more than 20 days, high-quality products made in China can quickly reach the people of the Middle East and the Mediterranean coast through the "Silk Road Shipping". During the berthing at Xiamen Port, Songyu Container Terminal opened the "Silk Road Sea Shipping" full-speed operation mode for the ship. The less waiting time, the smoother the supply chain.

Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, the global supply chain and industrial chain have faced tremendous challenges. Li Nan, deputy general manager of Fujian Silk Road Shipping Operation Co., Ltd., said that in the face of the post-epidemic era and major changes unseen in a century, "Silk Road Shipping" is responsible for creating new channels, promoting dual cycles, ensuring supply chains, and supporting industrial chains. Serving the “Belt and Road” and advancing the new mission of building a community with a shared future for countries along the Maritime Silk Road.

Thanks to the "Silk Road Maritime" port service standards, transit service standards, and service packages for express routes, as of September 30 this year (the first three quarters), there were 72 "Silk Road Maritime" named routes in total. The 2094 voyage was launched, and the container throughput was 2.5178 million TEUs. Among them: 66 "Silk Road Shipping" named voyages in Fujian Province carried out a total of 1918 voyages, completing a container throughput of 2.0779 million TEUs, an increase of 16.21% year-on-year; Xiamen Port, ranked 14th in the world in terms of container throughput, has 55 "Silk Road Shipping" voyages. "Named routes, with a total of 1,645 voyages, completed container throughput of 1,890,900 TEUs, an increase of 17.0% year-on-year.

Note: The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road is a strategic concept proposed by President Xi Jinping during his visit to ASEAN on October 13, 2013.

Source: New Fujian

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