Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) — Three passenger routes were launched between northeastern China’s Heilongjiang Province and Russia on the Heilongjiang (Amur) River this week.
Ferries operate between Fuyuan and Khabarovsk /Khabarovsk Krai/, Heihe and Blagoveshchensk /Amur Region/, and Tongjiang and Nizhneleninsky /Jewish Autonomous Region/, reports the Zhongxinshe news agency.
In particular, the Russian high-speed motor ship “70 Years of Victory” with 22 passengers on board left the Khabarovsk river port on Friday, heading to Fuyuan. Compared to a regular motor ship, the new vessel allows to reduce the travel time from 2 hours 30 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes.
The motor ship “70 Years of Victory”, which is capable of reaching speeds of up to 70 km/h, will make two trips a day according to the schedule.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Chinese cargo-passenger ro-ro Lundu-004 made its first voyage this year along the Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye route.
According to available information, Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye is an important water trade channel between China and Russia. The capacity of the eastern part of the Tongjiang port is 600 thousand tons of cargo per year.
On the same day, the river service between Heihe and Blagoveshchensk also began to operate. On the first day of its operation, the Chinese and Russian sides allocated one motor ship each, which is designed to carry up to 240 passengers.
As the summer season approaches, Fuyuan, Tongjiang, Heihe and other border points with Russia will soon see a tourism boom, according to local border officials. -0-