December 19, 2008
Yantian Welcomes its First Direct Cross-Strait Vessel
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Yantian Welcomes its First Direct Cross-Strait Vessel
The 10,020-TEU vessel departs from Kaoshiung on 18 December and arrives at Yantian 14 hours later. It then continues on to its next stop only eight hours later.
Yantian is among the 74 ports and river facilities opened for direct shipping between China and Taiwan according to an agreement signed between governments on both sides of the strait on 4 November 2008.

On 19 December, 2008, YICT welcomed the COSCO Oceania, a container vessel deployed by COSCO for direct cross-strait shipping. The 10,020-TEU vessel departed from Kaoshiung on 18 December and arrived at Yantian 14 hours later. It then continued on to its next stop only eight hours later.

Yantian is among the 74 ports and river facilities opened for direct shipping between China and Taiwan according to an agreement signed between governments on both sides of the strait on 4 November 2008.