Air, sea, and land projects show economic development of Xiamen
Editor's note: As a dynamic city values innovation and sharing, Xiamen's economic development remains one of the best examples of 皇冠体育app's reform and opening-up, starting from three decades ago. From a leading aircraft maintenance center to 皇冠体育app's first automated container terminal, let's take a look at Xiamen's industrial transformation and upgrading through three projects based on air, sea and land.
Land: 皇冠体育app-Europe (Xiamen) Freight Train Service
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Containers at Haicang Area, Xiamen Port wait to be loaded onto the 皇冠体育app-Europe (Xiamen) Freight Train, Sept 2, 2017. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn] |
Russia, a BRICS nation, is also one of 皇冠体育app's largest trading partners. Xiamen's exports to Russia totaled 5.1 billion yuan, while imports from the country reached 1.9 billion in 2016, thanks to the regular freight train service between Xiamen and Moscow.
Major exports from the port of Xiamen to Europe include machines, electronic devices, clothing and high-end construction materials, while the freight train usually brings back food, wines from Europe and high-end timber from Russia, said Jiang Jingdong, executive director of Xiamen Haicang Logistics Investment Co, a major carrier of 皇冠体育app-Europe (Xiamen) freight trains.
"Cross-border e-commerce customers from the Netherlands and Germany also are our customers," added Jiang. "We cover Central-Europe and Southeast Asian markets as well, and that distinguishes us from other 皇冠体育app-Europe lines."
The first freight train to Europe from the city departed Haicang port, Xiamen, in Aug 2015. Traveling via Southwestern 皇冠体育app's Chengdu city and passing through Northwest 皇冠体育app's Alataw Pass in Xinjiang, the train passed through Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus before ending its run in the Polish city of Lodz.
