(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) National Railway Group: China-Europe trains shipped a total of 448,000 pieces of anti-epidemic materials and 1440 tons
China News Agency, Beijing, April 18 (Reporter Li Yanan) Zhao Jun, director of the freight department of China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "National Railway Group"), said in Beijing on the 18th that after preliminary statistics, the China-Europe trains have cumulatively shipped epidemic prevention There are 448,000 pieces of materials and 1440 tons, mainly reaching Italy, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Netherlands, Lithuania and other countries.
The joint defense and control mechanism of the State Council of China held a press conference on the same day to introduce the work on improving the capacity of international freight passages.
Zhao Jun said at the press conference that China-Europe trains have certain advantages over sea and air transportation because they implement segmented transportation and do not involve personnel quarantine. The current epidemic situation in Europe is grim, and the demand for local living and epidemic prevention materials is relatively strong. Many materials have chosen China-Europe trains for transportation. To this end, the National Railway Group has specially deployed to incorporate international cooperation in epidemic prevention materials into key guarantee transportation. Take measures such as priority shipping, priority loading, and priority hauling to ensure that all shipments are carried out.
He said that since the outbreak, the five rail ports of Manzhouli and other railroads involved in China-Europe trains have ensured a smooth and safe handover. The trains have maintained stable operation among major countries such as Russia, Belarus, Poland, and Germany. .
Zhao Jun said that according to preliminary statistics, China and Europe trains have shipped a total of 448,000 pieces of anti-epidemic materials, 14,440 tons, mainly reaching Italy, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Lithuania and other countries, and using these countries as nodes, The allocation to more European countries has effectively promoted international cooperation in epidemic prevention.
Zhao Jun said that on March 28, Wuhan's first trip to Duisburg, Germany, since the outbreak of the Central European train, arrived at its destination on April 14. With this as a symbol, all major cities that have domestic and international trains in China and Europe have resumed outbound transport. With the gradual alleviation of the epidemic in China, the platform companies and related enterprises and factories in Chongqing, Chengdu, Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Suzhou, Yiwu and other major trains have all resumed production.
According to Zhao Jun, the number of China-Europe trains exceeded 800 in March, and the number of outbound trains exceeded 500. Both indicators set a record high in a single month. Throughout the epidemic, it achieved a growth against the trend. From the analysis of the current situation in April, China-Europe trains have continued the development momentum of last month, especially the domestic freight demand to Europe has increased significantly.
In response to the parcel trains recently launched by China-Europe Express, Hou Yanbo, deputy director of the Market Supervision Department of the State Post Bureau of China, said on the same day that the launch of China-Europe Express trains will effectively compensate for the lack of air transportation capacity of China's international mail and ensure delivery channels, especially cross-border The smooth flow of delivery channels is of great significance.
He introduced that as of now, there are three China-Europe trains, "China Post Numbers", which originated from Chongqing and Yiwu.
On April 3, Chongqing first issued the "China Post", which arrived in Lithuania on April 12. The train has a total of 44 containers and about 300 tons of international mail, of which 2 boxes are the epidemic relief materials requested by the Lithuanian government for transportation. Boxes of international mail will be distributed to 36 European countries including Spain, Denmark, Switzerland, and France via Lithuania.
On April 10, Chongqing opened a special package for postal parcels, with a total of 43 containers and about 265 tons. It is expected to arrive in Lithuania on April 20.
On April 10, Yiwu launched the "China Post Number" special package for parcels, with a total of 50 containers and about 350 tons. It is expected to arrive in Poland on April 23 and will be distributed to 23 European countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy.
Hou Yanbo said that in the next step, the State Post Bureau will work with customs, railways, transportation and other departments to actively explore the 1-2 express parcel trains per week for postal enterprises and promote the two-way normalization of import and export. Related work, strengthen international collaboration and information support, and improve the efficiency of cross-border delivery services. (Finish)