China launches its China–Europe Express Route, the world’s first east-west service via the Arctic.
The new route was officially inaugurated on 22nd September with the departure of the Istanbul Bridge, a Neom Holding Liberian -flagged ship, from the Chinese port of Ningbo-Zhoushan.
It will take just 18 days for the boxship to get to Felixstowe, its final destination. The Arctic route effectively reduces the journey by 22 days and CO2 emissions by 50%.
Translation by Giles Foster
