These are higher-value tonnages than many large iron ore shipments.

The Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou high-speed railway in East China's Zhejiang province completed construction on Tuesday, and is estimated to start operation by the end of this year, CCTV News reported.

The debut is just one part of the China-Europe freight train service from this North China province, which includes several routes to different destinations.

Mexico’s National Tourism Promotion Fund Fonatur announced Bombardier Transportation México SA de CV as the winner of the Maya Train project tender.

That month, a high-speed train linking Beijing and Chengde city in Hebei went into operation.

About 950 million tons of annual medium- and long-term contracts were signed with coal suppliers and demanders, according to the report.

The Erenhot Port is the largest land port on the border between China and Mongolia.

The port on the coast of the Bohai Sea is a pivotal shipping outlet for the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.