[Haikou Ring Expressway opened to traffic]At 17:00 on March 30, the main line of the Meilan Airport to Yanfeng section of the Haikou Ring Expressway was officially opened to traffic. The project starts in Lingshan Town, Haikou City. The route is 15.07 kilometers long. The main line adopts the design standard of a two-way six-lane expressway with a design speed of 100 kilometers per hour and a roadbed width of 33.5 meters. Editor/He Yuting
Recently, the waterway improvement project from Chaotianmen to Fuling in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River successfully passed the completion acceptance of the Ministry of Transport and was officially put into operation. After the rectification, the 4.5-meter deep waterway in the Three Gorges Reservoir area has been extended to the central urban area of Chongqing, and 5000 ton cargo ships can directly reach the main city of Chongqing all year round. The navigation capacity of the Yangtze River's golden waterway has been further improved, and the water transportation pattern in Chongqing has been substantially upgraded. Editor/Cheng Liting
Maersk recently announced the launch of a new direct shipping route from China to Australia, with weekly operations connecting Shanghai, Sydney, and Melbourne. The first flight is scheduled to depart from Shanghai on July 24th, with a port of call sequence of Shanghai Sydney Melbourne. Compared to existing routes, the new route can shorten transportation time by 4 to 9 days, with significant time advantages, providing a more efficient sea freight option for trade logistics between China and Australia. Editor/Cheng Liting