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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, November 10 (Xinhua) — The Chinese hovercraft Longfei-2 departed from the Tongjiang River Port of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Monday for the Russian port of Nizhneleninskoye, marking the official opening of the international hovercraft shipping route at this Chinese river checkpoint for the autumn-winter period of 2025, the Zhongguo Xinwenwang news portal reported.
Following the onset of ice drift on the Heilongjiang/Amur River, traditional waterborne transportation methods became limited, and hovercraft, thanks to their unique advantages of hydrostatic force and speed, became a new option for waterborne transportation. The minimum required travel time from the eastern operational area of the Tongjiang River Port to the port of Nizhneleninskoye is 5 minutes.
According to the Tongjiang Port border control office, the first flight currently departs daily at 8:00 a.m. Beijing time. To facilitate this service, two hovercraft have been commissioned, operating back-to-back round-trip routes.
Tongjiang is the only checkpoint in Heilongjiang Province that handles transportation by water, road, and rail. -0-
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