A Chinese cargo ship, which had been forced to anchor in the Baltic Sea over a reported undersea cable severance for about a month, has resumed its voyage, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman confirmed on Monday.
The ship, Yi Peng 3, was reportedly involved in the cutting of two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea in November. Representatives from China, Sweden, Germany and Finland were recently aboard the ship for an investigation.
"As I have learned, China has invited Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark to participate in and complete a joint fact investigation and has shared documents and information. To cooperate with the investigation, Yi Peng 3 has been anchored for a long time. For consideration of the crew members’ physical and mental health, the owner company decided to let the vessel resume its voyage after a comprehensive assessment and consultation with relevant parties. The Chinese side has notified relevant countries in advance. China stands ready to maintain communication with relevant countries and continue working together to handle the matters related to the incident afterwards," said Mao Ning, the spokeswoman, at a press conference in Beijing.
Chinese cargo ship forced to anchor in Baltic Sea resumes voyage
The Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport -- a pivotal airport in central China's Henan Province -- saw its cargo throughput surge to 800,000 tons in 2024, a record high since the airport was opened in 1997 following reconstruction on the basis of the Zhengzhou Dongjiao Airport.
Leveraging the Zhengzhou-Luxembourg "Air Silk Road" project, Zhengzhou is actively building itself into an international aviation hub. Currently, the Xinzheng International Airport has made great improvements in network coverage, service guarantee, and transfer efficiency.
Presently, 29 cargo airlines are operated in Zhengzhou, running a total of 57 cargo routes. Those air routes have formed a hub network across the three major economies of Europe, America and Asia, covering major economies in the world. As of Dec 20, the cargo volume of Luxembourg cargo flights handled in Zhengzhou this year reached 136,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 38.8 percent.
"We will keep enhancing our hard power of cargo guarantee and our soft power of operation service, and will continue to strengthen cooperation with freight forwarders, cross-border e-commerce platforms and other enterprises. We will also improve the efficiency of cargo collection and distribution through air-to-air transfer and combined transport of air and high-speed railway," said Zhang Mingchao, Party secretary of Zhongyu Aviation Group, an airline in Zhengzhou.
Pivotal airport in central China sees cargo throughput surge to record high
