After Xiamen became the first experimental port of direct shipping across the Straits this year, large shipping and service companies of Taiwan such as Lirong, Wanhai, etc. successively started regular trips to Xiamen.

• 厦门港今年成为海峡两岸直航试点港后，立荣、万海等台湾大船务公司纷纷开通至厦门港的班轮。