The \u201cOne Belt One Road\u201d project aims to connect China\u2019s ports and industrial cities more closely with crucial trade centres elsewhere in the world, including Europe.<\/p>\n
Caofeidian is a very young but dynamic port situated in the North of Bohai bay in China. Last year it handled 260 million tonnes of freight including 36 million tonnes of steel.<\/p>\n
Antwerp for its part is the largest steel port in Europe with an extensive range of value-added activities in this specific segment. The volume of steel carried between Caofeidian and Antwerp is between 500,000 and 700,000 tonnes per year.<\/p>\n
The agreement has been created to further boost trade between the two ports with one of the first aims being to investigate the possibility of establishing a rail connection between Caofeidian and Antwerp.<\/p>\n
Shipping transport will also be improved thanks to the introduction of a regular liner service.<\/p>\n
The agreement also provides for port professionals from Caofeidian to follow a training package later this year developed specially by APEC-Antwerp\/Flanders Port Training Centre, the maritime training institute of the Port of Antwerp.<\/p>\n
Under the agreement, the two parties will also carry out mutual promotion and exchange of information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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