At the breakbulk cargo terminal in the Dagang port area of Qingdao Port, equipment such as loaders, excavators, and dump trucks are being systematically loaded, ready to be shipped on the vessel 'Yuanxing Rizhao' bound for North African countries.
From January to May this year, the export volume on Qingdao Port's North Africa breakbulk cargo route has surpassed 210,000 tonnes, marking a year-on-year increase of over 200%.
Since the beginning of the year, Qingdao Port has focused on optimizing the layout of its North Africa breakbulk cargo routes, establishing a premium route network covering key markets including Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt.
The port has implemented priority berthing and handling for vessels on these routes, reducing the voyage duration by 2 to 3 days compared to traditional transport modes and improving transport efficiency by approximately 5%.
These measures have effectively lowered the logistics and time costs for Chinese equipment exports.