(251014) -- FELIXSTOWE, Oct. 14, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 13, 2025 shows the "Istanbul Bridge (R)," the first vessel on the China-Europe Arctic container express route, arriving at Port of Felixstowe in Britain. After a 20-day voyage, the first vessel on the China-Europe Arctic container express route arrived Monday night at the Port of Felixstowe in east England.
The route offers a clear time advantage versus roughly 25 days by the China-Europe Railway Express, about 40 days via the Suez Canal and some 50 days around the Cape of Good Hope.
Named "Istanbul Bridge," the container ship departed from the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China, carrying about 4,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo. It will discharge its load at ports in Britain, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
