China News Service, September 28 (Reporter Jiang Yu, Kang Yuzhan) The first train of the "China-Europe Express-Shanghai" officially departed on the 28th. Deputy Mayor Zong Ming and Deputy Mayor Zhang Wei of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government attended Departure ceremony held at Minhang Railway Freight Station.
It is understood that the first "China-Europe Express—Shanghai" will carry 50 containers full of clothing, shoes, hats, glassware, auto parts, precision instruments, etc., from Shanghai all the way to the west, via Alashankou, Poland Marathi Vicky finally arrived in Hamburg, Germany.
Shanghai is located on the coast of the East China Sea and the gateway to the Yangtze River. It is a national sea, land and air transportation hub. It not only has access to waterways and developed aviation, but also has unique advantages in land transportation. It has always been an important international trade node city.
The opening of the China-Europe Railway Express in Shanghai is an important measure to implement the national strategy and serve to build a new development pattern. It is of great significance to further enhance the energy level of the Shanghai International Trade Center, strengthen Shanghai's ability to allocate global resources and open up its functions as a hub and gateway.
The first "China-Europe Express—Shanghai" officially departs. Photo by Kang Yuzhan
You Yongsheng, Director of the Foreign Trade Development Division of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, told Chinanews.com at the departure site that Shanghai’s trade in goods has been growing continuously over the past 15 months. However, like foreign trade companies across the country, Shanghai’s foreign trade companies are currently facing bookings. With regard to difficulties and expensive bookings, the opening of the "China-Europe Express-Shanghai" has given foreign trade companies more choices.
Wang Jinqiu, chairman of Shanghai Oriental Silk Road Intermodal Transport Co., Ltd., a platform company for China-Europe Express, said: “The time to transport goods through China-Europe Express can be reduced to about 2 weeks, which is half that of ocean freight. The logistics cost of each standard container will also be at least A savings of 30%. The opening of the "Shanghai" train provides a new way for us to export to countries and regions along the "Belt and Road" route and to Europe."
The "China-Europe Express-Shanghai" will operate in a market-oriented, professional, and international manner. It is currently operated once a week. In the future, it will gradually increase the frequency of operation, open up new routes, provide high-quality services to more companies, and strive to build Efficient and convenient international trade channel.
According to You Yongsheng, in the future, the China-Europe trains departing from Shanghai may open 500 trains every year.
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