China News Agency, Qingdao, June 18 (Reporter Hu Yaojie) The opening ceremony of the "Golden Channel" between China, Qingdao, Dagang, Japan, Osaka and Nangang was held in Qingdao, China on the 18th.
It is reported that the China-Japan RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) express line is a China-Japan maritime express logistics channel rebuilt seven years after the withdrawal of the China-Japan express line from Qingdao to Shimonoseki.
According to Sun Xiaodong, the person in charge of the route and the manager of the express line department of Dongchen Shipping Group, the route was tested a week ago and has received a good response among Japanese cargo owners.
About 150 TEUs were loaded on this voyage, mainly textiles, electronic products and precision spare parts.
It is estimated that after sailing for about 36 hours, it will arrive at Osaka Nangang, Japan on the morning of next Monday.
Sun Xiaodong said that the route uses a ro-ro ship that can be directly boarded with loading equipment such as forklifts and trucks, and the service speed of the ship is 27 knots, while the speed of an ordinary Chinese freighter to Japan is about 15 knots.
As a result, the entire voyage can be shortened by 24 hours.
In addition, they communicated and coordinated with the customs of the two places to realize the rapid customs clearance of different goods according to different priorities. The overall shipping time is comparable to that of air freight, and the freight is lower.
In the future, as the transportation demand increases, the number of sailings may be increased to two to three times a week.
Relevant staff of the Investment and Operation Department of Qingdao International Cruise Port Service Administration said that the opening of the express line fills the gap in Qingdao Port in recent years without Sino-Japanese ro-ro container services, effectively balances timeliness and economy, and helps the city. Build a foreign trade system of "sea-air combined transport for imports and combined air-sea transport for exports".
It is reported that RCEP covers about 30% of the world's population, 30% of the total economic output and 30% of foreign trade. It is the free trade agreement signed by China with the largest number of participants, the most diverse member structure and the greatest development potential.
RCEP will come into effect on January 1, 2022 for 10 members including China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, Cambodia, Singapore, and Thailand, and implement tariff reductions among the 10 countries.
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