In the first three months, 174,000 TEUs of various types of goods such as epidemic prevention and production materials were shipped, an increase of 18% year-on-year

China-Europe trains, bucking the upward trend

  The Erlianhot Port, the national gate in the north of China, has continuous transportation between China and Europe, and the number of operations has exceeded 500 trains nearly a month earlier than last year. In Chongqing, the important departure place of China-Europe trains, the country ’s first parcel line carries 44 containers Slowly exit, opening up new channels for international mail.

  In the current epidemic situation, international logistics is blocked, and maritime and air transportation are affected to varying degrees. However, with its unique advantages, China-Europe trains have developed a curve that rises against the trend and carries the hope of spring. At the same time, the various stations of China-Europe trains have also tried their best to improve the capacity and innovate services to build a smooth passage between China and Europe.

The number of development banks bucked the trend

  ——In the first quarter, the outbound trip started 1049 columns, a year-on-year increase of 24%, and the industry-wide resumption rate was close to 100%

  On April 14th local time, the Duisburg Port Freight Yard Station in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ushered in the China-Europe train that started from Wuhan more than ten days ago. This is the first China-Europe train leaving Wuhan since the outbreak, marking the return of China-Europe train (Wuhan) to normal operations after a two-month interruption.

  The cargoes loaded on the China-Europe trains include the urgently needed anti-epidemic materials such as medical nonwovens and medical tablecloths in Europe, as well as materials needed for resumption of work such as auto parts, electronic products and communication optical fibers. After the train arrives in Duisburg, the cargo will be distributed to Germany, France, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland and other countries.

  Pressing the "restart button" on the China-Europe train (Wuhan) also means that the China-Europe train will resume operation in major cities across the country.

  After the outbreak, international freight was blocked, but China-Europe trains showed a tendency to rise against the trend.

  Yiwu, Zhejiang is an important place for international commerce. The trip from here to the "Yixinou" Central European train line witnessed the busy scene of freight transportation. The relevant person in charge of Yixinou Trade Service Group introduced to reporters a key point in time: restart operation after the holiday on February 10, becoming the first Central European train to resume operation under the influence of the epidemic; as the epidemic spread in Europe, On March 21, the first national anti-epidemic material train was launched; on March 27, Yixinou “China Post” was successfully launched, and the national backlog of parcels was integrated and transported to Europe.

  "In the first three months of this year," Yixinou "opened a total of 80 columns and shipped 6,774 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 38.1%." The above-mentioned person in charge said that according to the "Yixinou" lines in 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 Judging from the situation of the opening of the bank and the organization of cargo sources, the current international railway transport is still smooth, and the China-Europe trains are relatively less affected by the epidemic. Yixinou will use the overall advantages of the China-Europe train to highlight the role of China as the main channel for trade in and out of Europe.

  Nationwide, China-Europe trains maintain a good momentum.

  The traffic volume has grown against the trend. As of the end of March, 1941 columns had been opened, and 174,000 TEUs were shipped, up 15% and 18% year-on-year respectively. Among them, the outbound journey has increased significantly, with 1049 lines opened and 95,000 TEUs shipped, up 24% and 28% year-on-year respectively.

  The quality of operation remains stable. The overall heavy container rate was 98.1%, an increase of 4 percentage points from 2019. Among them, the outbound heavy container rate was 99.9%, and the return return heavy container rate was 95.9%, up 0.7 and 7.6 percentage points respectively from 2019.

  The industry took the lead in resuming production. All major development cities have achieved normal operation, and the resumption rate of the entire industry is close to 100%.

  "At present, the overall development situation of China-Europe trains is good, and it has played a positive role in stabilizing the international supply chain, helping China and Europe fight against epidemics, and promoting the resumption of production and production of enterprises." Yuan Da, director of the Policy Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission, said.

The advantages of train transportation

  ——Segmented transportation, no personnel quarantine is involved; “Fill and go”, the consolidation mode of cargo consolidation is more flexible

  Under the epidemic situation, what are the advantages of China-Europe train transportation?

  "Compared with sea and air transportation, China-Europe trains implement segmented transportation, which does not involve personnel quarantine. From this aspect, it has certain advantages." Zhao Jun, director of the freight department of China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. introduced, in order to give full play to this One advantage, the China Railway Group has further enhanced the guarantee capacity of China-Europe trains, including strengthening international rail transport cooperation and increasing the organization of trains. Since the outbreak, the five rail ports, such as Manzhouli, involved in the China-Europe train, have ensured a smooth handover. China-Europe trains have maintained stable operation among major countries such as Russia, Belarus, Poland, and Germany.

  Gao Feng, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, pointed out that the "pack and go" LCL consolidation mode of China-Europe trains is more flexible, which is used to stabilize the international supply chain between China and Europe, ensure the transportation of anti-epidemic materials, and promote the resumption of production and production. "One Road" project construction has played an active and important role.

  In addition, compared with sea transportation, the transportation time is greatly shortened, which helps the rapid arrival of various materials. A person in charge of an enterprise in Shenyang told reporters that shipping from Shenyang to Russia takes about 45 days by sea, while the China-Europe train takes only 12 to 15 days, the time is shortened by nearly 2/3, and the transportation cost is only about 1/1 of air freight 3.

  Zhao Jun said that the current epidemic situation in Europe is relatively severe, and the demand for local living and epidemic prevention materials is relatively strong. Many materials have chosen China-Europe trains for transportation. In this regard, the National Railway Group has specially deployed to incorporate international cooperation in epidemic prevention materials into the key guaranteed transportation, and adopted measures such as priority transportation, priority loading, and priority shipping to ensure that the transportation should be completed.

  According to statistics, currently China and Europe trains have shipped a total of 448,000 pieces of epidemic prevention materials, 14,440 tons, mainly reaching Italy, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Lithuania and other countries. With these countries as nodes, more Of European countries have effectively promoted international epidemic prevention cooperation.

  According to the relevant person in charge of Yixinou Trade Service Group, in addition to the urgently needed anti-epidemic materials in various countries, the goods transported by the "Yixinou" trains also include daily necessities, textile raw materials, apparel, auto parts, machinery equipment, and small household appliances. , More and more foreign trade companies began to choose to transport through the "Yixinou" train.

  In order to smooth the flow of goods, various places have taken measures to solve the problems faced by enterprises.

  On April 13, a train of China-Europe trains consisting of 10 refrigerated containers and 25 ordinary containers departed from Manzhouli to Moscow, Russia. The car was loaded with green onions, ginger, colored peppers, radishes and other vegetables. It is understood that this is the Manzhouli Port Management Office to solve the problem of rising fruit and vegetable export logistics costs, specially arranged refrigerated container China-Europe trains, is intended to provide convenient transportation conditions for local fruit and vegetable trading companies, reduce enterprise export costs, and help the epidemic During the period, Manzhouli Port exported fruits and vegetables.

Get through the "microcirculation" of train transportation

  ——Open for acceptance and delivery as much as possible, fully undertake the transfer of goods by sea and air to ensure the safe and smooth passage

  A reporter inquired on April 27 that on the "Rong-Europe Express Train" reservation page of the China-Europe train, this week's "Chengdu-Rhodes" and "Chengdu-Tilburg" line trains are displayed as "full". News from different sources shows that with domestic enterprises fully resuming production and resumption of production, the current supply of China-Europe trains to the outbound route is generally sufficient. However, in the near future, affected by the European epidemic situation, the relevant countries and regions have implemented stricter epidemic prevention measures. After the train arrived in Europe, the road distribution was delayed, some factories have been suspended and suspended, and employees are on holiday. The customs clearance capacity of the port has declined.

  "The transportation efficiency of the entire cargo has been extended than usual, and the demand for return sources has also declined, resulting in an uneven situation in the two-way transportation of the entire China-Europe train, which may have a certain impact on our next stage of the return transport of China-Europe trains. "Zhao Jun said.

  At present, all localities are actively taking actions to organize the supply of goods. The relevant parties of Manzhouli China-Europe trains introduced to reporters that the next step will be to strengthen customs clearance services at ports and increase service enterprises, while promoting the recovery of key categories. This includes strengthening ties with the Imported Timber Trade Association and expanding timber imports; promoting the establishment of an import coal trading enterprise association to promote the growth of coal imports; and actively promoting the growth of mineral powder imports to make up for the shortage of coal freight.

  The support of relevant departments for China-Europe trains is also increasing. The Ministry of Commerce has issued 11 specific measures. In the near future, it will mainly strengthen the organization and guidance of the supply of goods, use China-Europe trains to give priority to ensuring the operation of the supply chain of the enterprise industry chain, export medical and living materials to Europe, and support the development of new modes of processing trade and foreign trade. "In the medium and long term, it is mainly to promote the expansion of the international logistics service network with the China-Europe train as the leader, strengthen the docking cooperation with overseas cooperation parks, overseas warehouses, overseas transportation hubs and ports, and improve the quality and efficiency of China-Europe trains." Gao Feng said.

  Yuan Da said that the National Development and Reform Commission will continue to play a good role in coordination and actively improve the capacity of China-Europe trains. Adhere to open acceptance, do everything possible, and make every effort to undertake the transfer of goods by sea and air. At the same time, ensure the safe and smooth passage, promote the effective connection of various modes of transportation, and open up the "microcirculation" of train transportation.

Knowledge link

  China-Europe trains refer to international railway intermodal trains that operate on fixed trains, routes, schedules, and full-time operation, and travel between China and Europe and countries along the “Belt and Road”.

  In recent years, driven by the “Belt and Road” initiative, China-Europe trains have given full play to their comparative advantages in terms of timeliness, price, capacity, safety, etc., and have gradually been accepted by the majority of customers in China and Europe. The third logistics method.

  Since 2018, the number of China-Europe trains has exceeded the annual target of 5000 trains set in the "China-Europe Train Construction Development Plan (2016-2020)". The number and quality of trains have continued to increase steadily, and the scope of the train has been extended to Europe18 In each country, the “Steel Camel Team” is becoming an important bridge between China and the “Belt and Road” related national policy communication, facility connectivity, smooth trade, capital and financial links, and people ’s hearts.

  At present, China, Europe and Europe have formed three major railway transport corridors.

  The West Passage mainly attracts import and export goods from Southwest, Northwest, Central China, North China, East China and other regions. It is connected to Kazakhstan and Russia railways through the Longhai and Lanxin lines at the Alashankou (Khorgos) railway port in Xinjiang, passing through Belarus The railways of Poland and other countries reach other European countries.

  The Middle Passage mainly attracts import and export goods from Central China and North China. It is connected to the Mongolian and Russian railways through the Beijing-Guangzhou, Beijing-Baobao and Ji-Jiang Lines in the Inner Mongolia Erenhot Railway Port, and passes through Belarus, Poland and other countries to reach other European countries.

  The East Passage mainly attracts import and export goods from East China, South China, and Northeast China. It is connected to the Russian Railway through the Manzhouli Railway Port in Inner Mongolia and the Suifenhe Railway Port in Heilongjiang via the Beijing-Shanghai, Jingha, and Binzhou Lines. Countries.

  (Source: China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. official website)

  Li Jie