China had opened 128 shipping routes for the Silk Road Maritime Transport project by the end of July this year since it was launched in December 2018, according to data from Xiamen Customs.

The number of container ships that had sailed along the routes reached 20,293, with a total cargo throughput of 23.9196 million TEUs.
The Silk Road Maritime Transport is an important international shipping service platform of China for Belt and Road cooperation.
The Port of Xiamen in east China's Fujian Province serves as a departure port for 61 Silk Road maritime routes.