Shipping route sets course for trade boon

TUNIS - The launch of a new shipping route will help Tunisia recover its regional positioning and enhance China's presence in the African continent, experts and investors have said.

The Spanish company Transglory inaugurated the maritime trade route that will link Tunisia's Rades port and Qingdao, Shandong province.

"Importing and exporting to and from this Chinese destination are consolidating similar services from other leading ports," said Louis Florensa, chief of Transglory's Development Department.