A cargo ship?loaded with 53 containers?of fertilizer imported from Belarus left Wuhan Yangluo Port on April 26, bound for Yantai, a coastal city in east China’s Shandong Province.

It marked the launch of the rail-river intermodal transport service linking Wuhan with Belarus and Yantai.

The fertilizer, weighted 1,370 tons, was transported to Wuhan by China-Europe freight train from Belarus, and then was transferred to Yantai, which?was?estimated?to?take 35 days for the whole journey.

The rail-river intermodal transport?is characterized by less pollution and low energy consumption.?Statistics show that?the China-Europe freight train?(Wuhan) has?transferred 20,946 TEUs?of cargo to other cities in the country by rail and water since its operation.?(en.hubei.gov.cn?by?Ruan?Xinqi)