Port of call for Chinese ambassador


Liu Xiaoming, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in the UK, last week visited the port of Felixstowe.
 

The ambassador met port senior management and took a tour of the facilities at the UK’s largest container port, along with Caroline Wilson, British Consul General to Hong Kong.
 
Felixstowe is the UK port of call for China’s two main container shipping lines, Cosco Container Lines and China Shipping Container Line (CSCL).
 
Clemence Cheng, CEO of Hutchison Ports (UK), owner of the port of Felixstowe, said: “China is the major source of container traffic moving through Felixstowe and accounts for over 40% of all container movements. 

"We were delighted to have the opportunity to show them the latest investments we are making, including our third rail terminal and the new Berths 8&9, the only berths in the UK able to accommodate the next generation of giant containerships.”
 
Ambassador Liu said: “China-UK bilateral trade totalled US$63.1 billion in 2012, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%. Our bilateral trade has kicked off with a good start this year, according to the figures in the first three months. 

"I hope the port of Felixstowe will play an even bigger role in China-UK trade and more and more Chinese companies like Cosco Container Lines will designate it as UK port of call.”


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