China-Europe freight trains weekly commentary（Mar.6-Mar.12)
China-Europe freight train operational updates（week 11）
In week 11,the sample data reduced as the number of China-Europe freight train departures has dropped. The transit time is shortened?when Alashankou, Khorgos,Mala and Kaliningrad show high transloading efficiency.
China-Europe freight train(Hefei) recorded a new speed
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The escalating situation between Russia and Ukraine has drawn more attention to rail transport between China and Europe. Fortunately, China Europe freight train(Hefei) has not been affected as they don’t pass through the place where the conflict occurred.
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On March 10, a train loaded with goods, departed from Hefei North Railway Station to Almaty, Kazakhstan through Khorgos. This is the 165th China-Europe freight train in Hefei in 2022, with a year-on-year increase of 87.5% compared with the same period last year. By the end of February, China Europe freight train(Hefei) has covered 16 countries and 70 international stations in total.
Zhejiang provided the first "freight loan" for China-Europe freight train
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On March 11, Zhejiang WuTie Logistics Co., Ltd. received a "Freight loan" of 1.2 million yuan. This is the first "China Europe train freight loan" provided by Zhejiang Province.
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Zhejiang WuTie Logistics Co., Ltd. have to pay more than 3 million yuan to "YiXinOu" Jindong operation platform every month. After receiving the loan, the company immediately paid the freight rate of the scheduled train this month.
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"In the past, we had to use our own funds to pay a deposit to the platform to book space. The advance funds occupied a large amount." Chen Ruijie, general manager of Zhejiang WuTie Logistics Co., Ltd., said "now it is easy to use freight loan to pay the deposit with low interest rate."
China-Europe freight train (Shanghai) : the transport is not cut but the goods reduced by 40% under Russia-Ukraine Conflict
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After the escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine，sanctions and anti-sanctions have affected many fields of the global economy, and the China Europe freight train (Shanghai)，which has been running for less than six months，has?been affected as well.
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The current source of goods of the China-Europe freight train(Shanghai) has decreased by 40% and the running frequency has also been halved as follow two main reasons: European freight forwarders began to boycott the Russian railway, which is an important transit country of the China Europe freight train; Additionally,China's Foreign trade enterprises are not willing to choose railway transportation rashly.
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The annual operation number of China Europe freight trains (Chengdu&Chongqing) will exceed 5000 in 2025
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Recently, a highly concerned policy between Chengdu and Chongqing has been announced and implemented. The policy propose is to construct and share logistics bases，overseas distribution warehouses in ASEAN; Jointly implement a number of cross regional cooperation projects such as channel public information platform, channel development index and trade industry comprehensive service platform, and explore the establishment of domestic and foreign container sharing system. It strives to transport 460000 TEUs of goods in Chengdu&Chongqing area through the new western land sea channel by 2025.
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At the same time, the high-quality joint operation of China-Europe freight train (Chengdu&Chongqing) brand continues to deepen the integrated development of China Europe freight train. By 2025, the annual operation number of China Europe freight trains (Chengdu&Chongqing) will exceed 5000, and about 30000 will be launched during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.
China-Europe freight train promotes a new form between logistics and business
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On March 8, Fujian's first bonded store for imported goods of China Europe freight train was officially opened in Fuzhou railway station. Relying on the continuously dense international logistics network，China Europe freight train has extended from the front-end transportation to the end consumer market, urging the new business form between logistics and commerce.
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In Fuzhou railway station, the goods sold by the bonded store mainly come from France, Germany, Italy and other countries, covering more than 200 kinds of products. In the future, the number of bonded stores for imported goods of China Europe freight train is expected to continue to increase in the station business districts of Jiangxi and Fujian provinces.?
“Secure and Smart Trade Line Pilot Program”promotes China Europe freight train to enter the "fast lane" at Xiamen port
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“Secure and Smart Trade Line Pilot Program”?is the first international cooperation project to fully implement the standard framework for Global trade Security and Facilitation of the World customs organization. Through the cooperation between Chinese and European customs, as well as the cooperation between customs and enterprises, it realizes the whole process monitoring of containers and goods and establishes a safe, convenient and intelligent International trade transportation chain.
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Under the guidance of GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF CUSTOMS.P.R.CHINA, Xiamen Customs has established a cooperation mechanism with the customs of Poland, Spain,Netherlands and other EU Member States. Xiamen Customs has also developed six "Anzhi trade" routes covering sea, land and air transportation channels, and comprehensively improved the customs clearance efficiency.
NPC member support the construction of Demonstration project of Hubei China-Europe Freight Train Assembly Center
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The China Europe freight train(Wuhan) stared it’s first operation in 2012 which is one of the earliest China-Europe freight train in China. In recent years, Hubei has vigorously promoted the efficient connection of railway transportation with Yangtze River ports, industrial enterprises and logistics parks. And Hubei focused on building Wuhan Wujiashan Logistics Center, and Xiangyang&Yichang international logistics sub centers to form a new sharing mode. Now Hubei has the foundation, strength and necessity to build a China Europe freight train assembly center. NPC member expressed their support days ago.