First vessel from Peru's Chancay Port reaches Shanghai

A sailor aboard the "Xin Shanghai," a vessel operated by China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited, throws cable to the dock at Yangshan Port, east China's Shanghai, Dec. 18, 2024.

The "Xin Shanghai" arrived in Shanghai's Yangshan Port on Wednesday afternoon after a 23-day journey from Peru's Chancay Port, marking the first official voyage between the two ports.

The journey opened the first two-way operational sea link between Shanghai and Chancay Port, a newly-inaugurated flagship project of Belt and Road cooperation between China and Peru. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)