The new Chongqing-Qinzhou-Hong Kong sea-rail intermodal service has continued to bring more shipments via Hong Kong since its launch.

Modern Terminals — which has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co. Ltd. to enhance the role of the Beibu Gulf ports in Guangxi and the container terminal facilities in Hong Kong and DaChan Bay in driving economic growth in western China and the Greater Bay Area — said this week, a batch of Maersk containers shipped out of Chongqing connected to the Maersk network in Hong Kong and headed for Malaysia.

The new Chongqing-Qinzhou-Hong Kong sea-rail intermodal service aims to facilitate speedy and seamless connectivity between Western China and global markets through Hong Kong, thus strengthening Hong Kong's position as a logistics hub in South China.

Modern Terminals announced the cooperation in March and said that the collaboration seeks to use the new Land-Sea Trade Corridor, which will use railway networks, canals, and road infrastructure to connect Beibu Gulf ports to the economic development areas in the hinterland of Western China.

Horace Lo, group managing Director of Modern Terminals, said then that establishing smooth connections between Hong Kong and Qinzhou, and other Beibu Gulf Ports, enhances the value of shipping through Hong Kong for export and import companies in Mainland China.

"With the land-based multimodal transportation services connecting through the Beibu Gulf ports, shipping lines can offer connectivity in Hong Kong with more than 170 international weekly service calls for cargo originating from - or destined for - Western China areas, enhancing the value proposition and competitiveness of the Port of Hong Kong," he said.