China News Service, Changsha, December 12 (Reporter Lu Yi) The China-Europe Express Train (Changsha), which has been in operation for seven years, is speeding up into the fast lane of development: 411 trains will be launched from 2019, ranking fifth in China in number of trains; by 2020 The number of 530 columns in the year exceeded the total number of lines opened from 2014 to 2018. In August this year, 141 columns were opened, setting a record high in a single month. In the first 11 months, 951 columns had been shipped, and the number of lines opened repeatedly.
With the continuous advancement of the “Belt and Road” construction, China-Europe Express trains are blooming in various cities in China.
In the face of new members joining constantly, why did Changsha, which had a slower development in the early stage, run faster?
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"Changsha has an advantageous geographical location and has a multimodal transport network integrating railway, aviation, highway, and port freight. It is one of the only nine major inland cargo source nodes and railway hub nodes in China." China-Europe Express (Changsha) ) Ye Hongbin, general manager of Hunan Zhongnan International Land Port Co., Ltd., the main operating entity, said that this gives Changsha the basic advantages of collecting and distributing in all directions and radiating the whole country.
With Changsha as the center, a 1,000-kilometer radius of radiation can cover important economic areas in South China, East China, Southeast China, Southwest China, and China, bringing Changsha a wide range of supply chains.
Ye Hongbin introduced that at present, 30% of the main sources of China-Europe Express (Changsha) are from Hunan, 40% from South China, and 30% from East China.
Regarding the layout of the China-Europe Express train route, Changsha chose to deepen the active economic and trade exchanges in Hunan, create star routes, and cultivate differentiated advantages.
Ye Hongbin introduced that Russia and Central and Eastern European countries and Hunan Province are highly complementary in industrial structure. Leading enterprises in Hunan Xiangtan Geely, Zoomlion and other industries have established production bases in the China-Belarus Industrial Park, the largest overseas aid project of the Chinese government, from Changsha to The Minsk line has become a key cultivation target for Changsha.
"Minsk is the logistics hub of Belarus and the bridgehead into the hinterland of Europe." Ye Hongbin said that the line has set up a bridge between Hunan manufacturing and Europe.
After more than four years of cultivation, the Changsha-Minsk line has now become the star train in the China-Europe line, with shipments accounting for 60% of the line's Chinese market share, ranking first in the country.
In 2020, there will be 14 trains a week at the peak of the Couch train to Minsk.
Now, the China-Europe Express (Changsha) has achieved normalized brand operation, the frequency of flights has been continuously encrypted, and the routes have been continuously enriched.
Changsha has opened more than 10 regular international train routes in Minsk, Malasevich, Budapest, Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, ASEAN, etc., with 12 to 15 trains running steadily every week, covering Europe and Central Asia. The hub of the international multimodal transport logistics network covers 29 cities in 14 countries.
Driven by the China-Europe Express Train (Changsha), Changsha, an inland city not along the coast or along the border, has opened up a fast land transportation and logistics network that connects Asia and Europe, and has expanded a new "land port" position.
The freight yard of Changsha North Railway Station is hoisting.
Photo by Lu Yi
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Excellent basic advantages are undoubtedly a key part of helping the China-Europe Express (Changsha) start, but to run fast and out of influence, multi-party cooperation, integration of advantages and careful management are required.
According to Yang Li, Director of the Logistics and Port Office of the Changsha Municipal People's Government, in April 2019, the Changsha Municipal Government and Sinotrans Co., Ltd. launched a comprehensive strategic cooperation and innovated the central-district cooperation operation model.
Changsha's industrial advantages and location advantages quickly superimposed Sinotrans's network layout advantages covering the whole country and radiating the world, as well as a huge "source advantage, transportation capacity advantage, and market advantage", which jointly promoted the quality and expansion of China-Europe Express (Changsha).
In order to improve the efficiency of operations, Changsha has also established a four-party communication mechanism for railway freight, platform companies, customs, and the park. In accordance with the principle of "priority organization, priority loading and unloading, and priority inspection", it has opened up green and fast channels for China-Europe trains to reduce operating time. Realize the fast and seamless connection of transportation, inspection and transshipment.
In terms of cargo transportation organization, Changsha also provides "carpooling" services. Through the "consolidated transportation" model, it effectively saves transportation resources and reduces the stay time of goods at border stations.
Taking the Changsha-Minsk train as an example, the domestic loading standard is 41 to 50 containers per train, while the overseas standard is 60 to 80 containers per train.
In the past, after the train arrived at the border station, it had to wait for at least 60 containers to arrive in Minsk before it could continue.
Adopting the "collection and transportation" mode to avoid waiting and shorten the port operation time of 3 to 5 days.
In order to improve the efficiency of the collection and distribution of overseas sites, China-Europe Express (Changsha) relies on the resources of Sinotrans overseas logistics hub, freight stations, ports, logistics giants, distribution centers and other resources to strengthen the establishment of good connections and communication with related departments through information Sharing, improving the efficiency of overseas cargo distribution, expanding the scope of attracting cargo sources, and laying the foundation for the continuous and stable growth of trains.
Today, China-Europe Express (Changsha) has realized a full domestic and international end-to-end supply chain.
Ye Hongbin introduced that at present, China-Europe Express (Changsha) is still referring to the advantages of China Post's "point-to-point" network, and strives to build a wider coverage of the international logistics supply chain, so that the logistics network and services can reach more logistics needs as quickly as possible. The place.
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With the new crown pneumonia epidemic sweeping the world, shipping is blocked, air transportation is not smooth, stable operation, and the unique advantages of international rail transport, the China-Europe Express has become one of the few international transportation channels that stably connect the Eurasian continent.
The implementation of segmented transportation does not involve personnel quarantine, is reliable, punctual, and economical. Under the epidemic situation, China-Europe trains have highlighted many advantages.
“It used to take 40 days to ship shipping. Due to the impact of the epidemic, shipping uncertainties and uncontrollable factors have increased, and it may face problems such as unable to dock.” Lei Yong, deputy general manager of Sany Logistics, said that in the past, large cranes were basically used By sea, it only takes half a month after diverted to China-Europe Express, which also avoids the risk of products being corroded by seawater.
Ye Hongbin introduced that after the outbreak, the China-Europe Express Train (Changsha) took the lead in maintaining "day shifts" across the country. Logistics costs were not affected, transportation time was stable, and its support and driving role for the industry became prominent. Important international logistics channel.
Seizing the opportunity, Changsha has promoted the rapid growth of China-Europe Express (Changsha) with its efficient operation model and services.
During the epidemic prevention and control period, the Changsha Municipal Government Logistics Port Office, together with Xingsha Customs and Zhongnan International Land Port, went deep into various parks to understand the logistics needs of enterprises, and developed "one-to-one" logistics for more than 100 manufacturing enterprises such as Geely Automobile and Sany Heavy Industry. solution.
Customized special trains not only increase the international competitiveness of "Made in Changsha", but also expand the stable supply. Now the China-Europe Express (Changsha) will operate 5 to 6 Geely China-Europe Express trains every month.
Zoomlion, the world's leading construction machinery company, has specially adjusted the size of large-scale machinery and equipment to meet the size requirements of the freight container in order to be able to catch the China-Europe freight train.
Through the "one-to-one" customized logistics plan, the company's equipment took the line from Changsha to Minsk, reducing logistics time by nearly two-thirds.
While promoting the "Made in Changsha" to go global, China-Europe Express (Changsha) is also shipping high-quality products from more and more countries to the Chinese market.
The timber from Russia and the antimony concentrate from Central Asia all arrived in Changsha via the return train.
At present, the China-Europe Express (Changsha) has achieved 100% of the actual load rate of the return line.
On December 9, Changsha Customs officers supervised the upcoming China-Europe Express train.
Photo courtesy of Changsha Customs
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Statistics show that in 2020, China-Europe Express Trains (Changsha) will ship a total of 530 trains, which is nearly 100 more than the total number of trains operated in the four years from 2014 to 2018. The value of goods transported is US$2.06 billion, a year-on-year increase of 98.6%. The traffic volume is second only to Zhengzhou in the central cities.
In the first November of this year, a total of 951 China-Europe Express (Changsha) trains were shipped, and the value of goods transported reached 2.56 billion U.S. dollars, far exceeding the entire year of last year.
Under the global epidemic, the high-frequency and stable China-Europe Express (Changsha) has become a major international logistics channel, a strong platform for win-win cooperation, and a new hub for industrial agglomeration for Changsha and even Hunan to connect the world, leading the formation of a new pattern of opening to the outside world.
Take the country’s second-ranked Russia imported timber return train as an example. The high-density opening has made global timber merchants focus on Changsha, making Changsha the fourth largest port for China to import timber from Russia, attracting many timber merchants from all over the world to gather in Changsha, driving Changsha The development of the industrial chain of furniture, building materials, warehousing, transportation, logistics, and labor services related to the timber industry has further enhanced the outward orientation of Changsha's economic development.
Reform does not stop, and opening up does not stop.
The 14th Party Congress of Changsha clearly proposed to build a logistics hub to carry the city, enhance the cargo function of Changsha Airport, and build a China-Europe freight train assembly center.
The "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for Transportation Development in Changsha City (2021-2025)" issued a few days ago also further pointed out that the China-Europe Express (Changsha) will be expanded and strengthened, an international railway port will be built, and the scale of the delivery of the China-Europe railway will be expanded. Trains (Changsha) have high-value cargo sources, expand postal parcel routes and postal parcel return transportation projects, and promote the construction of a China-Europe train assembly center in Changsha.
"Changsha is making every effort to apply for the demonstration project of the China-Europe freight train assembly center, to build a'dual assembly center' with Changsha as the center and connecting land transportation between ASEAN and Europe, to build a high-quality dry port-type national logistics hub, and to upgrade the China-Europe freight train (Changsha). )’S international competitiveness and brand influence have made new contributions to Changsha's comprehensive deepening of reform and opening up, and the creation of a highland for reform and opening up in the inland area.” Yang Li is full of confidence in the future development of China-Europe Express (Changsha).
(Lu Yi)