Every summer, as Arctic ice thins, a few container ships sail from China to Europe over the top of the world. The trip takes about 20 days, half the 40 it takes via Suez. This year, Chinese carriers began running it as a scheduled service, with the Dubai Tower leaving Ningbo in mid-August for Felixstowe, Hamburg and Gdynia.
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