China News Service, Chongqing, April 2nd (Zhang Xu) The China-Myanmar-India international intermodal train (Chongqing-Yangon-Indian Ocean) of the new land-sea channel was successfully launched at the Chongqing Railway Container Center Station on the 2nd, and a batch of "Made in Chongqing" motorcycle accessories The train will take the train from Mohan, Yunnan to Laos, transfer to road transport in Vientiane, Laos, and transit Thailand, and finally arrive in Yangon, Myanmar.
The picture shows the first site of the China-Myanmar-India international intermodal train in the new land-sea passage.
Photo by Zhang Xu
ASEAN countries have close economic and trade exchanges with Chongqing. According to the data provided by Chongqing Customs, the import and export volume in the first two months of 2022 was 19.28 billion yuan (RMB, the same below), a year-on-year increase of 2.4%; among which, the import and export volume between Myanmar and Chongqing reached 1.9%. billions of dollars.
The Myanmar Consulate General in Chongqing was also inaugurated on April 1.
The picture shows the first site of the China-Myanmar-India international intermodal train in the new land-sea passage.
Photo by Zhang Xu
"The successful launch of the China-Myanmar-India international intermodal train marks that we have opened up a new international logistics route from China to Myanmar and the Indian Ocean." Li Wei, director of the Marketing Department of Luhai New Channel Operation Co., Ltd., said that the train is expected to take about 10 days. Arriving in Yangon, Myanmar, it is more than 20 days faster than the traditional river-sea transport.
Li Wei said that in the future, goods from inland areas in western China can go directly to the sea from Yangon, Myanmar, greatly shortening the transportation distance and time. This is a breakthrough in the construction of the new land-sea corridor.
The picture shows the Chongqing Railway Container Center Station.
(UAV picture) Photo by Xiao Jiangchuan
The northeast of Myanmar is adjacent to China's Yunnan Province, and it is in the middle of India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos and other Southeast Asian countries.
According to industry insiders, opening up important logistics channels for Southeast Asia and South Asia is of positive significance for ensuring the stability of the industrial chain and supply chain in countries along the route.
"Myanmar is one of the three major motorcycle markets in Southeast Asia." Local motorcycle industry sources said, this is also one of the reasons for the first train to choose "Yun Motor".
The source said that Chinese motorcycles have a history of decades of development in Myanmar, and they still occupy a certain market due to their high quality and low price.
The picture shows the China-Myanmar-India international intermodal train in the new land-sea passage is slowly leaving.
Photo by Xiao Jiangchuan
New Land-Sea Corridor Operation Co., Ltd. said that in the next step, it will closely rely on important routes such as China-Vietnam, China-Laos-Thailand, China-Myanmar-India and other important routes to operate China-Myanmar-India international intermodal trains on a regular basis, connecting Hanoi in Vietnam, Vientiane in Laos, Bangkok in Thailand, and Yangon in Myanmar. and other important node cities, constantly improve the international logistics network, and promote the facilitation of international transportation.
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