Chinanews.com, Changsha, February 27th (Reporter Lu Yi) On the afternoon of the 27th, a train of China-Europe trains full of goods such as auto parts, machinery and equipment set off from the Changsha International Railway Port to Minsk, Belarus. This is the 52nd Sino-European train running on the couch since 2020. According to statistics from the Logistics and Ports Office of the Changsha Municipal People's Government, it is estimated that the number of China-Europe trains (Changsha) from January to February will increase by 142.8% year-on-year.
Affected by the epidemic, a large area of air routes were suspended, and highway water transportation was blocked. Many enterprises' original export logistics channels suffered short-term shutdowns, increased logistics costs, and unavailable logistics time. The stable China-Europe train service has become the preferred logistics method for many companies.
Ye Hongbin, general manager of Hunan Zhongnan International Land Port Co., Ltd. introduced that Hunan manufacturing companies such as Zoomlion, Red Sun Optoelectronics, Wasion Group, Chutian Technology, etc., have diverted goods that were originally transported by air or sea to railway transportation. Since the beginning of this year, the value of imports and exports by the China-Europe Railway Group (Changsha) in the province accounted for 65.4% of the total value.
"China-Europe trains have helped a lot." Li Bin, head of the International Business Management Department of Zoomlion, said that the company ’s much-needed production materials and manufacturing equipment in the Belarussian base took only about 17 days to arrive on the same day train. "Door-to-door" transportation has been realized, which shortens the time by two-thirds compared with the previous re-transportation by sea and land, which has earned time for Zoomlion's Belarus base to open as planned. "
Yang Li, director of the Logistics and Ports Office of the People's Government of Changsha City, introduced that after the outbreak, Changsha took the China-Europe train line as the industrial lifeline, surveyed the needs of enterprises in the parks point-to-point, coordinated multiple departments such as logistics, railways, and customs, and customized logistics solutions for each company. To ensure the smooth flow of export channels for enterprises.
Since the beginning of this year, the China-Europe train (Changsha) has basically maintained one train every day. It was one of the only four "day shifts" (on average, one shift) in China during the epidemic, and it has become a safe, efficient and convenient foreign trade. "Shuttle". Ye Hongbin said that after this "epidemic", it was found that there are still many sources suitable for the export of China-Europe trains. It is believed that the number of trains will continue to increase this year. (Finish)