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South China Opens New Int'l Container Sea Route
Hainan Province in south China launched the inaugural sailing of its first international container shipping route last week.
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Hainan
Province in south China launched the inaugural sailing of its first international container shipping route last week.
Two cargo ships, each capable of carrying 450 TEUs (20 feet equivalent units), or standard containers, will sail a round voyage on the route from Hainan's capital city Haikou to
Hong Kong
,Kaohsiung in
Taiwan
to three
Japan
ese ports including Kokura and Hiroshima, once a week every Thursday.
Before the opening of the route, Hainan's cargo bound for foreign countries had to go via Hong Kong, which not only increased transport costs but also restricted the development of Hainan's foreign trade.
The new route can also connect with arterial sea routes to Europe and the
United States
through the transfer ports of Hong Kong and Kaohsiung.
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