DB Cargo and Hefei International Land Port (HILP) have partnered to establish a direct container rail route between Hefei and JadeWeserPort.

The first train set departed on 25 June and arrived in Germany on 17 July. It carried 100 TEUs mainly loaded with household appliances, textiles, and electrical goods.

HILP and Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven JadeWeserPort-Marketing (JWPM) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement while JWPM, China Logistics, and the Anhui Provincial Port & Shipping Group a memorandum of understanding, both aimed at turning the Hefei-Wilhelmshaven route into a regular service.

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