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China-Europe freight trains go on 40K trips

The China-Europe freight-train service has recorded more than 40,000 trips, with the transported goods valued at over $200 billion, official data showed. Since the first China-Europe freight train left Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality in March 2011, the service has reached more than 160 cities in 22 European countries, according to a work conference of the office of the leading group on advancing Belt and Road development.

Container throughput rises at Tianjin Port

Setting a new monthly record, the container throughput of Tianjin Port, a major coastal port in Tianjin Municipality, exceeded 2 million twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, in May, up over 20 percent year-on-year, indicating a more dynamic economy in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, said Tianjin Port (Group) Co Ltd. The company attributed the growth to its cooperation with major ports across the country and efforts to maintain smooth operations of the logistics chain. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic-induced impacts, Tianjin Port handled 18.35 million TEUs last year, up 6.1 percent from a year ago, and was ranked among the Top 10 in the world.

Xinhua - China Daily