China-Europe freight trains weekly commentary（Jan.16-Jan.22）
China-Europe freight train?operational?updates（Week 4）
Compared with week 3, there was no obvious change in the operation of westbound train in this week.Trains from Zengcheng to Russia left on time, while to Europe were severely delayed.Besides，Alashankou/Khorgos runs well with average delays of 0.5 days and maximum delays of 3 days.Transloading time of Mala and Kaliningrad is almost the same.
(Limited by sample data collection scale and other special reasons, above conclusions are for reference only)
NE China ports bustling with China-Europe freight trains
?China's land ports of Manzhouli and Suifenhe on the China-Russia border have seen over 15,000 China-Europe freight trains since operations started in 2013, according to the China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd.
A total of 15,001 cross-border freight trains have passed through the two major ports in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, handling nearly 1.38 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo.
The imported and exported goods mainly include daily necessities and industrial machinery.
So far, over 20 China-Europe freight train routes pass through the two ports, linking 13 European countries with 60 Chinese cities including Guangzhou and Suzhou.?
New cargo train route between east China, Moscow opens
FUZHOU, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- A new cargo train, loaded with 445 tonnes of goods, departed from Quanzhou, east China's Fujian Province and headed for Moscow Tuesday morning.
This is the first China-Europe freight train route from Quanzhou, which is an important starting point on the Maritime Silk Road.
The train is scheduled to reach Moscow, Russia, via the border station of Manzhouli in about 20 days, saving 25 days compared with maritime shipping.
"The new train service will significantly lower our transport costs," said Chen Hanhe, chairman of Mega Soft (China) Co., Ltd, a hygienic product manufacturer.
As an export-oriented city, Quanzhou's export volume exceeded 200 billion yuan (about 31.5 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021, according to Zhang Xiaohong, director of Quanzhou's bureau of commerce.
Quanzhou's trade volume with countries and regions along the Maritime Silk Road surpassed 100 billion yuan last year, said Zhang, adding that the new cargo train service will add new momentum to the city's export.?
China-Europe freight train transports festive goods, anti-epidemic supplies to Poland
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A China-Europe freight train loaded with decoration items such as red lanterns and paper cuttings departed from Wujiashan Station in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, for Malaszewicze in Poland on Wednesday.
Hu Yiqiang, director of the station, said that the goods will herald a festive aura of the Chinese Spring Festival for the Chinese students abroad as well as overseas Chinese and allow more countries and regions in Europe to feel the ambiance of the Chinese New Year.
Liu Fangzhi, an official with the China Railway Wuhan Bureau Group Co., Ltd., said Germany and Poland have greatly increased their demands for epidemic prevention materials.
Wuhan has launched 11 China-Europe freight trains this year, transporting a total of 921 tonnes of epidemic prevention goods so far, Liu added.
The number of China Europe freight trains (Wuhan) increased by 91% compared with 2020
According to China Railway Wuhan Bureau Group Co., Ltd., in 2021, a total of 411 trains of China-Europe trains (Wuhan) have been operated, and the number of trains has increased by 91% compared with 2020. All of the containers are loaded with cargo, with a total mileage of 3.85 million kilometers.
the trade volume between China and Russia reached 146.887 billion US dollars in 2021
According to statistics released by the General Administration of Customs of China on January 14, the trade volume between China and Russia in 2021 will increase by 35.8% year-on-year to US$146.887 billion.
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Among them, China's exports to Russia were 67.565 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 33.8%; its imports from Russia were 79.322 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 37.5%.
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The data also showed that in December, the trade volume between China and Russia was US$16.444 billion. Among them, China exported 8.137 billion US dollars to Russia and imported 8.307 billion US dollars from Russia.