Xiamen Port in East China's Fujian province has continued to operate in order to stabilize global supply chains amid the virus outbreak. [Photo/VCG]

As the spread of the novel coronavirus pneumonia slows down in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, most of the city's industries have been gradually resuming operations. Xiamen Port had reopened by February, and the port's container business has now fully resumed operations, Xiamen Daily reported on March 2.

Xiamen Port has continued to operate throughout the novel coronavirus epidemic, and more than 1,200 ships were serviced at the port, ensuring smooth transportation networks linking the international and domestic markets and helping the city resume work quickly and efficiently.

With the help of the entire port logistics industrial chain, the port offered one-stop services in loading and unloading, customs clearance, warehousing, transportation, and information, which greatly increased overall efficiency.

In January and early February, more than 260,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) were transported by ships owned by Silk Road Maritime Co, and during the third and the fourth weeks of February, the container throughput of the company totaled 115,000 TEUs and 146,000 TEUs respectively, maintaining a strong growth of 27 percent.