China News Service, Chengdu, December 4 (Reporter Zhang Lang) On the morning of the 4th, the China-Laos Railway (Chengyu-Vientiane) international freight train carrying light commercial trucks and nuts, motorcycle parts, chemicals and other products departed from Chengdu. Departing from the International Railway Port and Chongqing International Logistics Hub Park, it will travel via Yunnan to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, in the fastest three days.
This is the first direct international railway freight train from Chengdu-Chongqing after the completion of the China-Laos Railway.
The products that Chengdu exports to Laos this time are light commercial trucks produced by Chengdu Qingbaijiang local company Heavy Duty Truck Chengshang. The products mainly serve the development of local construction, mining and agriculture in Laos.
In the past, Sinotruk Chengshang Automobile exported products to Vientiane, Laos, and could only rely on roads to deliver goods from Chengdu to Jingmohan Port to Vientiane, Laos. The whole journey was about 2,000 kilometers and took about 10 days.
An international train on the China-Laos Railway (Chengyu-Vientiane) departs from Chengdu International Railway Port.
Photo by Zhang Lang
"Compared with traditional road transportation, choosing railway transportation not only saves a lot of manpower and time costs, but also is safer and more reliable. In addition, it is more closed and is more conducive to maintaining the state of the product." Wu Kunsheng, deputy secretary of the party committee of Sinotruk Chengshang, said.
In recent years, relying on China National Heavy Duty Truck Group's resource advantages, taking advantage of Lingang, the company has continuously promoted the competition and expansion of its products in overseas markets, and has developed into a high-end precision intelligent manufacturing enterprise, forming light trucks, medium trucks, heavy trucks, new energy and other series Full coverage of commercial vehicles.
Today, the products are sold to more than 60 countries and exported to Southeast Asia, South America, Africa and other regions, with an annual output value of 4 billion yuan.
In order to ensure the timeliness of cargo transportation, Chengdu Land Port Company, as a multimodal transport operator, applies the multimodal transport "one-order system" rules and insurance to this new route to achieve "one-time entrustment, one-buy quotation, and one-order-to-end) for goods. , One-ticket settlement, full insurance" function, in helping export enterprises to achieve "door-to-door" multimodal transport solutions, full coverage of insurance, avoiding unclear division of responsibilities, difficult insurance claims and other issues.
An international train on the China-Laos Railway (Chengyu-Vientiane) departs from Chengdu International Railway Port.
Photo by Zhang Lang
The China-Laos railway project is a landmark project of China-Laos friendship and a key hub of the regional road network. It is of great significance to enhancing China-Laos mutually beneficial cooperation and regional connectivity.
"Relying on the normal operation of China-Laos trains, Chengdu will jointly build a multimodal transportation center, warehousing and logistics park, and agricultural demonstration park with Laos based on logistics needs to promote the integrated development of transportation and trade." Chengdu International Railway Train Co., Ltd. General Manager Chen Zejun said.
It is understood that since 2019, ASEAN has become Chongqing's largest foreign trade partner for two consecutive years, and in 2020, ASEAN has become Sichuan's second largest trade partner.
Laos is a member of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (10+1) and a member of the Greater Mekong Subregional Economic Cooperation (GMS).
The China-Laos Railway will effectively help the Chengdu-Chongqing region expand the southbound international railway channel, drive the economic linkage between the two places, and inject new impetus into the economic development of the southwest region.
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