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The Urumqi–Qingdao Port–Bangladesh train departs from Urumqi with cargo bound for Bangladesh on June 23. [Photo/ts.cn] |
A freight train hauling 56 cars of PVC products from Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co Ltd departed from Urumqi on June 23.
The freight will first arrive at the Port of Qingdao, Shandong province, by train before being shipped to Chittagong, Bangladesh, via ocean freighter, as outlined in a strategic agreement signed between the Urumqi International Land Port Zone and Qingdao Port International Co Ltd on June 19.
Qingdao is the second eastern port city to realize a rail-sea transportation agreement with the Urumqi Economic and Technological Development Zone (Toutunhe District) following an accord with Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, in May.
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Containers of PVC products from Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co Ltd are loaded onto the Urumqi-Qingdao Port train in Urumqi on June 23. [Photo/ts.cn] |
The rail-sea freight model acts to better serve Xinjiang companies, saving in transportation time and cost, according to Jiao Jianmin, head of Qingdao Port International's Xinjiang office.
Liu Haijiang, member of the Toutunhe district's standing committee, said that the Urumqi-Qingdao Port freight train will benefit from the infrastructure, favorable policies, port services and transportation resources of both cities.
Edited by Zachary Dye
