On April 26, Qingdao Port in Shandong province inaugurated a new container shipping route to West Africa. The route will deploy a fleet of 13 vessels operating on a weekly schedule. This development brings the total number of the port’s container routes to Africa to 11, serving markets in East, West, and North Africa and further expanding the maritime logistics corridor between China and Africa. Workers are shown handling operations at the Qianwan Container Terminal of Qingdao Port.