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Six TEU of water-treatment chemicals departed Zhengzhou's Putian station on August 1, 2026, moving by rail to Lianyungang and onward by sea to Jakarta under a single through multimodal bill of lading issued by the ocean carrier. Critically, the bill names Zhengzhou rather than the seaport as the place of receipt, extending the carrier's liability inland so that departure from the rail station counts as commencement of the ocean carriage. Operated by Zhongyu Port Group's multimodal arm, the structure lets Henan exporters contract with one carrier under one document, cutting logistics cost and handoff friction on the inland-to-overseas corridor.