Data map: On March 3, at the entrance of a community in Chaoyang District, Beijing, the courier looked for courier items for residents. Photo by Zhao Jun
(Countering new crown pneumonia) China's economic war "epidemic" record: the official shot through the logistics industry to resume work "blocking point" "difficult"
China News Agency, Beijing, March 4th: The "epidemic" record of China's economic war: the government took the initiative to open up the "blocking point" and "difficulties" of the logistics industry's resumption.
China News Agency reporter Liu Yuying
The recovery of China's manufacturing industry chain is inseparable from the resumption of production and logistics in the logistics industry, and the life of the people cannot be separated from the express delivery industry. The State Council executive meeting on the 3rd issued a policy red envelope for the logistics industry to help them weather the difficult times and accelerate resumption of work and production.
Logistics industry resumes work
With the emergency response levels being lowered in various places, many restrictions were slowed and lifted, creating conditions for freight drivers to resume work.
According to data from the National Road Freight Vehicle Public Supervision and Service Platform, on March 2, the country ’s heavy-duty trucks started 1.83 million vehicles per day, with a daily start-up rate of 29.7%, which was 68.7% of the same period last year. Highway traffic has doubled from last week.
The data of the freight platform full gang shows that by the end of February, the number of driver reinstatement workers continued to increase, recovering to more than 80% in the same period last year.
The postal courier industry has resumed work since February 10. As of February 28, there were 2.46 million returnees in the postal industry across the country, with a return rate of 90.2%, which has exceeded the second-stage target.
"Comparatively, freight demand is relatively sluggish, and the supply of goods is slowly recovering due to the resumption of production and production in the upstream industry. There is still a certain gap from the same period last year." A person in charge of Manbang said that in late March or early April, The overall situation of the epidemic is controllable. With the orderly resumption of work and good production in various industries, the supply and demand of the road freight market can return to the same level last year.
Bail out for logistics companies
Industry insiders said that the epidemic situation also caused the express delivery vehicles and personnel to be trapped to a certain extent, which had a certain impact on the use of logistics vehicles, the return of personnel to work, and the cost of the enterprise.
The State Council executive meeting on the 3rd issued a "policy red envelope" for logistics express companies. For example, stepwise increase tax and fee reductions, and continue to implement the policy of half-tax collection of urban land use taxes for commodity storage land due at the end of last year for a certain period of time; from March 1 to June 30, exemption from imports and exports Cargo port construction fee; before the end of June, the cost of railway insured value, deferred use of containers, and detention of trucks will be halved.
A person in the logistics industry said that from the perspective of supporting policies, it basically covers the offline transportation industry such as express delivery, warehousing, ports, freight, and leasing, and the entire industry will benefit.
In the fight against the epidemic, the express logistics industry has been actively retrograde, participating in the transportation of materials, and has become an important force in the rescue of the epidemic. Chen Liangjun of Cainiao Brand and Public Communication Department said, "Many logistics companies pay regardless of cost." For example, Cainiao Green Channel, all medical rescue supplies are free of charge, and participating express companies are also free of charge.
In response, the State Council executive meeting stated that transportation and logistics enterprises that perform emergency transportation tasks during epidemic prevention and control are government purchases of public services, and all levels of finance must provide compensation.
Get through the "last mile"
During home life, people are more dependent on services such as express delivery, takeaway, and delivery of food. On the rookie intelligent logistics backbone network, Jiucheng Express has resumed work. Cainiaoyi Station provides parcels and livelihood services in 35,000 communities across the country.
However, due to the control measures, the courier still has certain obstacles to enter the community, which affects the distribution efficiency to a certain extent. Various courier companies have also taken measures to strengthen the health management of courier, "contactless delivery", and delivery at agreed places.
The State Post Office has previously stated that low-risk areas should fully restore normal delivery order. In the medium-risk areas, on the basis of strengthening the health protection management of postmen and courier, they are allowed to enter the management areas of communities, communities, and properties for terminal delivery.
The State Council executive meeting on the 3rd responded to these demands, demanding that all places provide equal access for postal services and express delivery companies of various ownerships, and promote the break of the "last mile" traffic and delivery barriers in villages and communities.
The executive meeting of the State Council also called for the inclusion of smart delivery facilities in the construction of urban and rural public infrastructure. Experts said that intelligent logistics is the future direction of industrial development, and the epidemic made more people realize its value and importance in advance. (Finish)