HUMEN, a port situated on the estuary of Pearl River in manufacturing city Dongguan, has started a new domestic container shipping service to northeastern China's port of Yingkou, Xinhua reports.
The new service is operated by Dalian-based domestic carrier Trawind Shipping Logistics. The ship Trawind Guangzhou sailing on the maiden voyage recently called at Port of Humen's Shatian port area phase two terminal.
The service offers weekly sailings and is the third container shipping service launched connecting Humen and Yingkou since July last year. The first two, offering weekly sailing, are operated by Sinotrans shipping company Sunny Express and Tianjin Marine Shipping.
Including the new service, Humen is now offers has 22 domestic trade lanes, covering eastern China's Taicang, Zhangjiang, Ningbo, Shanghai, southeastern port of Quanzhou, southern China's Haikou, and northeastern port of Yingkou. Goods from Dongguan can be shipped via Humen to ports to China's major economic centres including those in Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta and the Bohai Rim.