LONDON -- Chinese container liner Istanbul Bridge is on course to reach Felixstowe port in southeastern England by this weekend after leaving China last month, fulfilling Beijing's long-held ambition to diversify trade routes by traversing the Arctic and shortening delivery times.
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Chinese container ship set to dock in UK after maiden Arctic voyage
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The Port of Felixstowe on the U.K.'s southeastern coast is the first stop for the Chinese-operated Istanbul Bridge on its Arctic journey that also will see it dock in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland. © Reuters
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