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At 10:30 on January 18, the 75010 China-Europe freight train carrying 50 40-foot containers slowly departed from Quanzhou East Station. This is the first China-Europe freight train in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, the "starting point of the Maritime Silk Road". .

On January 11, an international train loaded with goods worth 50 million yuan, including liquid crystal displays, wireless base station channel transceiver units, and auto parts, departed from Suzhou, Jiangsu to Vientiane, Laos. This is the first "Suzhou-Vientiane" China-Laos international train issued by Jiangsu in 2022 after the completion of the China-Laos railway, adding another fast channel for the transport of goods from the Yangtze River Delta region to Southeast Asia.

On the same day, 100 TEUs of Xinjiang-made tomato paste slowly departed from Jinghe International Highway-Railway Integrated Logistics Park along with the China-Europe freight train, and will arrive in Italy 14 days after leaving the country through Alashankou Port. This is the first China-Europe train in the Jinghe International Highway-Railway Integrated Logistics Park, and it also marks the official operation of the logistics park.

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At the beginning of the new year, not only the good news of the "first launch" of China-Europe freight trains in various places has opened a new chapter in China's cross-border logistics, but also with the continuous improvement of coverage, influence and transportation efficiency, the normalized and stable operation of China-Europe freight trains is becoming more and more important. More choices for businesses. The reporter learned from various train platforms a few days ago that before the Spring Festival, the China-Europe trains are running hot, and the packing of various goods, including New Year products and epidemic prevention materials, is being intensively carried out. Among them, the "Yi-Xin-Europe" China-Europe train has operated 74 trains, with an average of nearly 5 trains per day. The main cargoes are hardware, sanitary ware, shoes and hats, etc., which are sent to Russia and countries along the "Belt and Road", which is a good start. .

In 2021, when the wheels are rolling over, the China-Europe freight train will make a total of 15,000 trains and send 1.46 million TEUs, an increase of 22% and 29% year-on-year respectively. At the same time, the western land-sea new channel train dispatched 570,000 TEUs throughout the year, a year-on-year increase of 57.5%. The China-Europe freight train, which has overcome various difficulties in port handover, information exchange, and unified pricing under the conditions of epidemic prevention and control, undertakes the transfer of goods by sea and air.

China Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) to reach 100 European cities

According to information from the Port Logistics Office of the Chongqing Municipal Government, in 2021, China-Europe trains (Chengdu-Chongqing) will operate a total of more than 4,800 trains, accounting for more than 30% of the national total, transporting more than 400,000 TEUs, and returning trains accounting for more than 50%. , the opening line has reached more than 100 cities in Europe. In 2021, Chengdu China Railway Express will add 11 new stations, including St. Petersburg in Russia, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Felixstowe in the UK, Gdansk in Poland, Rostock in Germany, and Immingham in the UK, effectively expanding the overseas layout of the China Railway Express.

Since the opening of the bank, more than 18,000 China-Europe trains have been operated in Chengdu and Chongqing, and the import and export trade volume has exceeded 700 billion yuan. As the China-Europe freight train with the most extensive cooperation and the most stable transportation, Chengdu and Chongqing are working together to build the China-Europe freight train (Chengdu-Chongqing) into the first brand of China-Europe freight trains in the country. Relying on the advantages of the China-Europe freight train transportation channel and the brand effect, the economy, trade and industry of Chengdu and Chongqing have achieved great development. In 2021, the total investment of various projects around the Chengdu-Chongqing subway port will be nearly 150 billion yuan.

"Bay Area Number" connects "One Belt" and "One Road"

In the whole year of 2021, 123 trains of Shenzhen "Bay Area" China-Europe trains will operate, with 5,882 carriages, 78,600 tons of cargo, and a value of 3.191 billion yuan. 14.5%. At present, the goods of 2,721 enterprises have reached 38 countries in Eurasia through the "Bay Area Code" China Railway Express.

In order to ensure the rapid customs clearance of the "Bay Area Code" China-Europe freight train, Shenzhen Port realizes automatic check and release of checkpoints, whole-process monitoring of the site, system connection, and full coverage of node monitoring, maximizes the logistics efficiency of enterprises, and establishes the rapid coordination of China-Europe freight train business. Mechanism to create customized high-quality trains for leading enterprises in the Greater Bay Area, with priority to container sources and optimization of customs clearance. At the same time, it strengthened communication with relevant competent departments of commerce, transportation, postal services, etc., supported cross-border e-commerce, express mail, transit goods, etc. to be transported by trains, optimized the structure of goods sources, and the proportion of high value-added electronic products rose to 41%.

The relevant person in charge of Shenzhen Customs said that in the new year, Shenzhen Customs will further innovate the mode to improve logistics convenience, fully cooperate with the construction of the Pinghu-Hunan railway hub, and help the speed and efficiency of China-Europe trains. "Connect the China-Europe Railway Express and the Maritime Silk Road shipping route through the 'Bay Area Sea-Tietong', carry out multimodal transport business linked by railway transportation, and expand the origin of the China-Europe Railway Express with the 'Bay Area Code' to Shenzhen Maritime Port and highway ports, opening up the last kilometer of the connection between the "One Belt" and "One Road". "

The number of China-Europe trains in Jiangsu hits a new high

In 2021, the Jiangsu-China Railway Express overcame many influences such as tight planning, port congestion, and repeated epidemics, and a total of 1,800 trains were opened, a year-on-year increase of 29%. The value reached 25.55 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 67.7%.

In the current situation of soaring shipping prices and poor air freight, China-Europe freight trains have played their unique advantages of high efficiency, stability, wide coverage, and all-weather, highlighting the role of strategic golden channels, and providing services for promoting the development of Jiangsu's foreign trade and smooth domestic and international circulation. With strong support, the personalized services provided to enterprises in many places are even more bright. For example, Nanjing has carefully designed logistics solutions for local companies such as LG, and has operated 39 trains in total throughout the year; Xuzhou has operated 25 special trains for XCMG machinery and wood; Suzhou has operated special trains for free trade zones and cross-border e-commerce.

At the same time, in order to ensure the stability of the international logistics supply chain, Jiangsu continues to expand new routes for trains. In 2021, a number of new international logistics routes will be opened successively, including Suzhou to Helsinki, Finland, Nanjing to Tilburg, the Netherlands, Nanjing to Vientiane, Laos, and Haian to Hanoi, Vietnam. The line is the first train in the Yangtze River Delta, and the opening of a new line to Tilburg, the Netherlands, has promoted the development of the 27-year sister province-state relationship between Jiangsu and Noord-Brabant.

China-Laos Railway begins a new historical process

The China-Laos railway, which opened to traffic on December 3, 2021, has built a "golden bridge" for China-Laos economic and trade cooperation. It has been in operation for one month and has transported 170,000 tons of goods, including 50,000 tons of international goods, with a value exceeding 500 million yuan.

China is the largest source of investment in Laos. The bilateral economic exchanges between China and Laos are increasingly frequent, and the demand for international logistics of the China-Laos railway is increasing day by day. "Many foreign trade companies now have a large demand for transportation, and the Suzhou International Express will reasonably allocate capacity and optimize operation links according to market demand. In the future, the China-Laos Express will gradually realize the normal operation of one class per week, stabilize the international logistics channel, and fully meet the "regional" New opportunities brought about by the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP)," said Zhang Fan, general manager of Suzhou International Railway Freight Co., Ltd.

In order to ensure the efficient operation of the "Suzhou-Vientiane" China-Laos international train, Suzhou Customs focuses on the implementation of the supervision responsibility of railway ports, continuously strengthens supervision, optimizes the customs clearance process, adopts the transit export mode, and completes the declaration and inspection procedures for export goods in Suzhou. Submit relevant electronic data at the port for verification and release. In addition, Suzhou Customs implements "7 × 24 hours" appointment clearance, and enterprises can adopt convenient modes such as "advance declaration" and "two-step declaration" according to their needs, so as to achieve rapid customs clearance while ensuring product quality and safety.