Lianyungang Port Group and Port of Tallinn Signed an Agreement at GSS

http://www.shippingchina.com November 10,2008 17:09:33 Shippingchina.com

During the 3rd Global Shipping Summit, cooperation consensus has been reached between many delegates. On 16:00-18:00 in the afternoon of Nov. 8th, Lianyungang Port Group in China and Port of Tallinn in Estonia met and signed an agreement on Euro-Asia Continental bridge issue. ShippingChina. Com, as the bridge connecting these two parties, witnessed this historical moment.
 
Mr. Bi Yuyou, Vice President of ShippingChina.com, hosted this meeting. Mr. Liu Quan, Vice President of Lianyungang Port Group and Mr. Allan Kiil, Director of Port of Tallinn have signed Memorandum of Friendliness, Cooperation and Understanding. They also sent gifts to each other to indicate friendship.
  Land bridge transport plays an important role in connecting ocean transport and railway transport. China Railway Container Transport Corporation and China Shipping Container Lines Company, as Euro-Asia land bridge carriers, attend this signing ceremony.
  Lianyungang Port Group is eastern starting point of Asia-Euro land bridge. Port of Tallinn is the largest European port in the Baltic region and the crucial transport hub in Northern Europe. This memorandum signed by Lianyungang Port and Port of Tallinn is one further step in construction of Asia-Euro land bridge and will also greatly improve the transport efficiency and lower the logistics cost.