China News Service, Guangzhou, November 29th (Tangguijiang Guanyue) In the early morning of November 29th, with a loud whistle, a China-Europe train full of 50 40-foot containers departed from Guangzhou Dalang Railway Freight Station. .
This train is loaded with dishwashers and other household appliances, luggage and clothing. The cargo weighs 397.6 tons and the value is about 18.67 million yuan (RMB, the same below). It will depart from the Erlianhot port to Krest, Russia. More than 10,000 kilometers, it is expected to take 15 days.
This is the 100th train operation of the Guangzhou China-Europe train this year. It is also the first time since the Guangzhou China-Europe train was operated in August 2016. The annual number of trains has exceeded 100, marking Guangzhou's promotion of the development of China-Europe train to a new level. It provides important support for the construction of the “Belt and Road” and stabilizing the international supply chain.
The China-Europe Express has many advantages, such as covering a wide area along the “Belt and Road”, large transportation capacity, lower transportation cost than air transportation, shorter transportation time than sea transportation, and less impact by weather factors.
Especially during this year's epidemic, the China-Europe trains played a huge role in smoothing international logistics channels.
Deng Guoxian, deputy general manager of Guangwu International Logistics Co., Ltd., which is currently responsible for the operation platform of Guangzhou China-Europe Railway Express, said that at present, Guangzhou China-Europe Railway Express has extended its coverage from the original "Sui-Man-Russia" line to Poland, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. Many other countries and regions along the “Belt and Road” route through Southeast Asia in the form of multimodal transport, and the shipment of goods has gradually expanded from mainly electronic products to industrial raw materials, clothing, household appliances, etc.
In recent years, household appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, and routers manufactured by enterprises in the Pearl River Delta region have been favored by European consumers, and they have been continuously sent to all parts of Europe through Guangzhou China-Europe Express.
The Guangzhou China-Europe Express has not only become a major freight channel between China and Europe, it has also become the best choice and new signboard for "widening of goods."
"In 2020, the Guangzhou China-Europe train will achieve multiple'firsts': the first imported return train, the first international parcel and cross-border e-commerce train, the first export of second-hand car train business, and the first potash bonded import special train. Through the cross-border combined transport method of'rail-road-water', the logistics channel of'Central Asia-Guangzhou-Southeast Asia' is opened up." said Xie Wanlin, head of the Customs Supervision Section of Guangzhou Station, a subsidiary of Guangzhou Customs.
As of November 29, Guangzhou China-Europe Express has shipped 9,398 TEUs this year, with a cargo weight of 48,200 tons and a value of 2.966 billion yuan, an increase of approximately 66.5%, 79.1%, and 9.2% respectively.
The relevant person in charge of the Guangzhou Customs Port Supervision Office said that in the future, Guangzhou Customs will continue to optimize the entire logistics chain, support the upgrading of sites and sites and the construction of hub stations, guide enterprises to choose and use customs clearance modes, and continue to improve customs clearance efficiency to further help China-Europe Class The train expands its business scope, promotes the sustained and stable development of Guangzhou China-Europe train, and better serves the construction of the “Belt and Road” and the high-quality development of Guangdong’s export-oriented economy. (Finish)