The annual freight volume through the Alashankou Railway Port, a major rail gateway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region also known as the Alataw Pass, had exceeded 10 million tonnes by Monday, reaching the mark 41 days earlier than in 2025.
To date, 128 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train routes have been operating through the Alashankou Railway Port, reaching 21 other countries including Germany and Poland.
The cargo includes more than 200 types of goods, such as auto parts, machinery and equipment, electronic products, and daily necessities, and the port's cross-border transportation reach continues to expand.
Alashankou Railway Port in northwest China's Xinjiang sees rapid increase in freight volume
The main bridge of the Qinglongmen Grand Bridge, under construction in eastern China's Zhejiang Province, successfully closed on Tuesday.
Spanning the Qinglongmen Channel at the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, the bridge stretched a length of 2,212 meters, featuring three towers and two main spans, each measuring 756 meters long.
It is one of the two primary bridges of the Phase II project of the Liuheng Highway Bridge at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port.
Stretching 18.78 kilometers, the Phase II project connects Liuheng Island, Fodu Island and Meishan Island in Zhejiang Province.
Scheduled to open to traffic by the end of 2027, the project will slash travel time between the three islands from a two-hour ferry ride to a 20-minute drive, boosting the local transport efficiency by about 75 percent.
Qinglongmen Grand Bridge achieves main span closure in Zhejiang
