com, is set to enter the markets of 19 countries, including Lithuania, Baltic News Services (BNS) reported on Wednesday.

据波罗的海新闻社（BNS）周三报道，com将进入包括立陶宛在内的19个国家的市场。

It said that cooperation between the two partners also strengthens the position of Hamburg as a logistics hub in the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions and of the Federal Republic of Germany as an export nation.

它表示，两个合作伙伴之间的合作还加强了汉堡作为北海和波罗的海地区物流中心的地位，以及德意志联邦共和国作为出口国的地位。

The vessel, which was delivered on Thursday is expected to operate between ports along the Baltic Sea in Europe.

该船于周四交付，预计将在欧洲波罗的海沿岸港口之间运营。

The Chinese firm successfully completed the boring work for a road tunnel under the Swina River, connecting the islands of Uznam and Wolin on the Baltic Sea, in early September.

The ceremony was attended by Freeport of Riga CEO Ansis Zeltins, Baltic Container Terminal CEO Gerard Sammut, Economic and Commercial Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Latvia Shen Xiaokai, and Deng Haijun, representative of the chairman of SANY Europe GmbH.

In his speech at the ceremony, Ambassador Liang welcomed the launch of the SANY ship-to-shore container crane at the Baltic Container Terminal and emphasized that SANY -- China's leading heavy equipment manufacturer -- is highly reputed for its high-quality products and excellent service.

Speaking on behalf of Latvian Transport Minister Talis Linkaits, Zeltins said that SANY's high-end container equipment has significantly increased the capacity of the Baltic Container Terminal, making it the biggest specialized container terminal in the Baltics.

He said that the Baltic Container Terminal will actively participate in the "Belt and Road" construction and work with the Chinese side to jointly promote the development of the Freeport of Riga as a regional transit and logistics hub.

Baltic Container Terminal is the largest container terminal in the Baltic states, handling 300,000 TEUs a year.

Since the establishment of the partnership between the Baltic Container Terminal and SANY Group in 2012, the parties have boosted cooperation on the supply of container reach stackers and container cranes to 12 million euros.

The purchase of the 5.7 million euro ship-to-shore container crane from SANY Group will significantly increase the capacity of the Baltic Container Terminal and its ability to service large vessels.

"At the crossroads of an important trade route linking the Baltic Sea with the Black Sea, and Russia to the European Union, the China-Belarus Industrial Park will continue to serve as an important innovation, manufacturing, logistics, technology services and innovation hub for the growth of the BRI," said Feng Hao, a researcher at the National Development and Reform Commission's Institute of Comprehensive Transportation.

The train will travel 13 days to deliver over 353.77 metric tons of items including mail, daily necessities and medical supplies to customers in 36 European Union and non-EU countries including Spain, Denmark, France, Cyprus, Switzerland and Norway, via local delivery after arriving in the Baltic nation.

The railroad passes through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, and Lithuania to Kaliningrad Oblast, a part of Russia on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, before entering the EU via the Mamonovo-Braniewo crossing.

It is signed by China National Chemical Engineering No 7 Construction Co Ltd and Baltic Chemical Complex LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RusGazDobycha, whose business covers the complete industry chain of natural gas, such as extraction, transportation and downstream processing.

Yao Jian, an analyst with China Securities, said that with a recovery in global trade in 2017, when China's trade value rose 14.2 percent, the Baltic Dry Index, a shipping index measuring change in the transportation cost of raw materials, has risen above 1,200 points from around 950 points at the beginning of 2017.

Ren Hongbin, chairman of Sinomach, said Belarus, "at the crossroads of an important trade route linking the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea, and Russia to the European Union", has special strategic importance.

Tongyu, a well-known Chinese manufacturer of antennas, set up a subsidiary in Latvia in 2013, becoming the first Chinese manufacturing enterprise in the Baltic country.

Also at the forum, more than 10 companies and organizations, including COSCO Shipping, China Eastern Airlines and the Baltic and the International Maritime Council, signed the "2021 Shanghai Initiative" to safeguard the cross-border transportation of anti-epidemic materials while protecting the health and safety of workers involved, so as to gradually restore the global supply chain system.

As nearly every third container that is handled in Hamburg has its origin in China or is destined for the Chinese market, the COSCO Shipping-Hamburger Hafen partnership will benefit Hamburg's position as a regional logistical hub and reinforce its competitiveness in the Baltic region, said Dong Liwan, a professor of shipping management at Shanghai Maritime University.

From the Mediterranean Sea to the Baltic Sea, BRI projects are gradually getting back on track despite challenges related to worldwide travel restrictions and production stoppages.

"As we delve into the future of shipping at this influential gathering, we also reflect on the impressive advancements that have positioned China at the forefront of the maritime world," Jin Yu Cheong, head of the Baltic Exchange Asia, said via video link.

"In a rapidly evolving global trade landscape, China's achievements in shipping are paving the way for the future," said Jin Yu Cheong, head of Baltic Exchange Asia.

Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at the Baltic and International Maritime Council, was quoted as saying by Xinhua News Agency that last year, Chinese shipbuilders accounted for about 47 percent of the global market share, overtaking the combined total of Japan and South Korea.

The ro-ro passenger ships built by GSI have reached customers in many nations and are seen on waters including the Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, South China Sea and Bohai Bay, said Chen Zhongqian, chairman of the Shanghai-listed company.

Lu was referring to the 2022 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index Report, published jointly by the Xinhua News Agency and global maritime data provider the Baltic Exchange, gauging the competitiveness among over 70 global maritime centers, including Singapore and London.

As a countermeasure, China recalled its ambassador to Lithuania and demanded that the Baltic nation recall its envoy to Beijing.

This year's event was held both online and offline, attracting more than 300 participants from over 40 countries and regions, including Mark Jackson, CEO of Baltic Exchange and Jonathan R. Goldner, vice-president of Maersk Group.

The inaugural World Maritime Merchants Forum, with the theme of "leading the trend", was hosted by China Merchants Group, the Baltic and International Maritime Council, the International Chamber of Shipping and the Hong Kong Shipowners Association.

The benchmark Baltic Dry Index (BDI) index surpassed 3,000 this year, reaching its highest level since June 2010, and there is a shortage worldwide in containers as more cargoes awaited transportation, CSSC said.

Freight pricing for 40' containers (FEUs) from China/East Asia to East Coast of North America has exceeded $20,000, increasing around 5 times year-on-year, according to Freightos Baltic Index, a gauge of the global container freight rates.

With the growth rate of maritime trade exceeding the fleet growth rate of the Baltic Dry Bulk Index, a shipping index measuring change in the transportation cost of raw materials, exceeding 3,500 points, this ends the long-term downturn in the shipping market over the past 10 years, said Li Yanqing, CANSI's secretary-general.

The Latvia-Estonia-Finland (LEF) Network to China is a program aimed at seeking long-term connections between entrepreneurs in the Central Baltic region with Chinese counterparts, and creating an export channel to China.

Then stable quality, heat and cold resistant wood produced in the Central Baltic region is their must-have," said Sičeva.

TILBURG, The Netherlands - Chinese and Dutch railway link operators on Tuesday celebrated three years of successful operation of cargo express between Chengdu and Tilburg and signed a MOU with the Port of Rotterdam to extend subsequent transportation via this route and transit from eastern coastline of North America, Britain, Ireland, Scandinavian and Baltic areas.

Such multimodal transportation can be extended on shortsea connection via Britain, Ireland and Scandinavian and Baltic areas.