BEIJING, Sept. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Across the rippling Baltic waters, a cargo vessel loaded with Chinese goods glides steadily into Poland's Gdansk Port, docking at Europe's largest deep-water container terminal. For decades, the port has served as a critical hub for trade moving between Europe and Asia.
This year, it gained a new role: becoming the first European port to receive an officially named Silk Road Maritime shipping route.
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