River and coastal trade have existed in Yingkou since 1280 AD, In 2015, Yingkou Port was listed among the top 50 container ports in the world, with a TEU volume of 5.92 million. In November 2016 a strategic partnership was formed between the Yingkou Port Group Corporation and Russian Railways. The goal of the agreement was to establish a joint international terminal and logistics center in Russia. As part of the agreement Yingkou Port agreed to acquire a 49% stake in the Bely Rast Terminal Logistics Center of Russian Railways. The port is part of the Maritime
Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast towards the southern tip of
India to
Mombasa, from there through the
Suez Canal to the Mediterranean and there to the Upper Adriatic region of
Trieste with its rail connections to
Central and
Eastern Europe. == References ==