DEAR PANEL docks at the Haitian Terminal of Xiamen Port. [Photo/Xiamen Daily]
Xiamen Port welcomed the inaugural voyage of the CHL2 Southeast Asia route on Jan 15.
The voyage ship, DEAR PANEL, departed from Xiamen Port's Haitian Terminal loaded with goods bound for Laem Chabang Port in Thailand. The main export products of the route include clothing, shoes, hats, furniture, and fertilizers.
With this, Xiamen Port now has a total of 96 Belt and Road routes, passing through 60 ports in 21 countries and regions participating in the Belt and Road initiative.
The new route has deployed a total of three vessels, operating on a weekly basis. The ships make stops at Ningbo Port, Xiamen Port, and Nansha Port in Guangzhou before heading directly to Laem Chabang Port.
The journey takes about a week and serves as an important bridge for economic and trade exchanges between China's southeastern coast and Thailand.
In recent years, Xiamen Port has attracted an increasing number of shipping companies that have continued to expand its network of routes, connecting with major global economies and emerging markets, and comprehensively enhancing the port’s service efficiency.
Data showed that as of December 2024, Xiamen Port has a total of 186 container shipping routes, including 145 foreign trade routes, connecting to 152 ports in 49 countries and regions.
The National Immigration Administration announced on Dec 17 that it will fully relax and optimize the visa-free transit policy, which is effective immediately. Xiamen is involved.
China has rolled out multiple new policies to optimize payment services for foreigners, allowing convenient use of international bank cards on platforms like Alipay and WeChat Pay.
