Two new routes were announced at the Silk Road Maritime Promotion Conference held in Xiamen on April 8. The Silk Road Maritime Alliance is China's first shipping-themed international integrated logistics service brand and platform along the Belt and Road. At this point, the platform has served 5 ports and 72 named routes (55 in Xiamen Port, 11 in Fuzhou Port, 2 in Tianjin Port, 2 in Qingdao Port and 2 in Beibu Gulf Port). Its business volume increased by 17.5% year on year in the first quarter of this year. Members of the alliance have now arrived at 207, covering different industry sectors such as ports, shipping, logistics, trade, investment, finance, information, universities and research institutions, which join hands to create a world-class business environment.
