Maritime Silk Road containers are loaded onto the ship. [Photo/Xiamen Daily]

The cargo vessel MSC ANUSHA III — a named route under the "Silk Road Maritime" — set sail with a resounding horn at the Haitian Terminal of Xiamen in Southeast China's Fujian province on Aug 5, fully loaded with Chinese-made apparel, footwear, and other goods. 

This young vessel stands as a testament to the flourishing trade between China and partner countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Recent statistics show that as of the end of July, the cumulative number of voyages made by China's "Silk Road Maritime" designated container routes has exceeded 20,000.

As China's first shipping-themed BRI international integrated logistics service platform, the "Silk Road Maritime" has established a robust route network and efficient logistics channels since its launch in 2018, earning strong trust from global trading enterprises.

The platform continues to improve its service models, having launched specialized bulk cargo routes for commodities like stone materials. By the end of July, these bulk cargo routes had completed 476 voyages, efficiently handling 27.93 million metric tons of cargo loading and unloading. 

Through Xiamen Port's "Silk Road Maritime" routes, exported commodities now touch nearly all aspects of daily life — from common apparel and footwear to the recent best-selling electrical cables and new energy products. An increasing number of "Made in China" goods are making their way to global markets via this platform.