China-Russia Arctic route container liner officially launched

Recently, a container ship operated by China's Xinxin Shipping Company set sail from the port of St. Petersburg, Russia, and will sail to China along the Arctic route.

 

At 13:00 local time on the 7th, a container ship operated by China Xinxin Shipping Company carrying paper, cardboard, chemicals, fertilizers and other goods set sail from the first container terminal of St. Petersburg Port. After more than 20 days, Crossing the Arctic route to Shanghai Port, China.

 

Zhou Liqun, chairman of the Russia-China General Chamber of Commerce, said in his speech at the ceremony that today (7th), the first liner has departed from St. Petersburg and will arrive at a Chinese port along the Arctic waterway, marking the addition of a new channel for the normalized logistics transportation between China and Russia. , will play a major role in the development of Sino-Russian economic and trade cooperation.

 

In order to realize the weekly operation of container ships on the China-Russia Arctic route, Xinxin Shipping has invested in five high-ice class container ships.

 

It is expected that the route will be able to operate from July to the end of October when weather and other conditions permit.

 

Xinxin Shipping is confident to build the Arctic container liner route into a boutique route between China and Russia, and contribute to the joint construction of the "Ice Silk Road" between the two countries.