The launch ceremony of the Qingdao Port-Zarubino Port-Hunchun Port shipping route for cross-border transport of domestic goods is held in Qingdao May 15. [Photo/WeChat account: Shandong-Port]

The Qingdao Port-Zarubino Port-Hunchun Port shipping route for cross-border transport of domestic goods, the first of its kind in China, made its debut in Qingdao, Shandong province on May 15.

The international route has helped Hunchun in Jilin province open a window to the world and boost trade between Shandong, Jilin and Northeast China with end-to-end logistics services through to Russia. 

Hunchun is one of the first four bordering-open cities in China, located on the border of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, with Russia only 15 kilometers from Tumen River.

The cooperation also focuses on "ensuring stability on the six fronts and security in the six areas", and the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China. It will also accelerate the transformation of Shandong Port Group (SPG) from a single port for product transport to a comprehensive port for product transport and means of livelihood, guaranteeing the construction of a world-class port.