Tianjin Port opens Mediterranean and Southeast Asian routes

　　Sinochem News News on July 23, as the MSC Aida 2 slowly departed from Tianjin Port Eurasia International Container Terminal, marking the official maiden voyage of Tianjin Port's Mediterranean Southeast Asia route
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This is the third new route under the Belt and Road Initiative and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) opened by Tianjin Port since July
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　　According to reports, the Mediterranean Southeast Asia route is the first Southeast Asia route opened by MSC in Tianjin Port in recent years, focusing on serving RCEP member countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Weekly operation
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　　With the official entry into force of RCEP this year, in the first half of the year, China's imports and exports to countries along the "Belt and Road" and RCEP trading partners increased by 17.
8% and 5.
6% respectively
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According to Tianjin Customs statistics, in the first half of the year, the import and export volume of Tianjin Port to countries along the “Belt and Road” increased by 42.
6%, and the import and export volume to RCEP trading partners increased by 18.
2%
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In the first half of the year, Tianjin Port Group completed a container throughput of 10.
511 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 2.
1%, the best level in history
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The picture shows the first batch of container ships loaded with rubber and other products to be shipped
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(Photo courtesy of Hong Kong Xin)