The Silk Road Maritime network, China's first international maritime logistics platform serving the Belt and Road Initiative, has continued to grow rapidly, shipping 26 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of container cargo since its launch.

According to the latest statistics, container throughput on the Silk Road Maritime routes exceeded 5.4 million TEUs in 2025, up 9.11 percent year over year. Bulk and general cargo shipments exceeded 12.27 million tonnes, up 26.4 percent from the previous year.

The network has expanded from just 16 routes at inception to 148 international routes, covering 150 ports in 48 countries and regions, including Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Europe.