Chinanews, Yantai, September 25 (Wang Jiaoni) A reporter learned from Yantai Port, Shandong Port on the 25th that the Ro-Ro ship "Morning Xin" carrying 376 construction machinery set sail from the port to Europe on the evening of the 24th and will pass through Belgium. Distribution in the European market after the transfer marks the official opening of Shandong Port's first European ro-ro route.

  The first shipment of the "Yantai-Europe" ro-ro route opened this time is 40,000 cubic meters of construction machinery exported to Europe.

During the loading period of the cargo port, Yantai Port relies on the advantages of more than 600,000 square meters of commodity truck yards to customize operation plans for customers.

  So far, the commercial vehicle foreign trade routes of Yantai Port have added new members to Europe after Asia, America and Africa. Shandong Port has further enriched its international ro-ro routes, and built new channels for domestic automobiles and construction machinery to enter the European market.

The first shipment of the "Yantai-Europe" ro-ro route opened this time is 40,000 cubic meters of construction machinery exported to Europe.

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  Shandong Port is located at the intersection of the "One Belt, One Road" sea and land cross and an important hub node of the "Great Cycle and Double Cycle".

In the two years since its establishment, Shandong Port has leveraged its advantages in the mutual aid between the east and the west and the linkage between land and sea, increasing sea routes, expanding cabin capacity, and expanding transit. It has joined hands with shipping companies to unblock the major international shipping channels and serve the country’s “dual cycle” new development pattern.

  As the "North Gate" of Shandong Port, Yantai Port has attracted South Korean commercial vehicles to the port to carry out international transfer business in recent years, achieving a zero breakthrough in the "Shandong-Europe" ro-ro route, and expanding the diversity of Shandong Port's participation in the "Belt and Road" construction. Logistics model and global route layout of commercial vehicles.

  According to statistics, from January to August this year, Yantai Port has exported more than 110,000 units of various commercial vehicles and construction machinery, a year-on-year increase of 311.6%, ranking among the top three export ports of Chinese commercial vehicles.

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