Auto & Transportation

According to the observation report of Huacheng import and export data, recently, the first batch of trains in the new western land and sea channel started intensively - on November 16, the first batch of international freight trains of the old China railway (Dazhou Vientiane) in the new western land and sea channel started; On November 17, the railway sea international combined transport train of the new western land sea channel (Jiuquan Qinzhou Port Rotterdam) launched for the first time

"Since this year, 78 new routes have been opened to the western land and sea channels, more than five times the number last year, creating a new high in the past five years." Liu Wei, director of the Logistics and Operation Organization Center of the Western Land and Sea New Channel, said that under the complex situation such as the impact of the COVID-19, the Western Land and Sea New Channel has become "red" against the trend.

With Chongqing as the operation center and all western provinces, regions and cities as the key nodes, the new land sea channel in the west uses railway, sea transportation, highway and other transportation methods to reach all parts of the world through Guangxi, Yunnan and other coastal border ports in the south, which is significantly shorter than the time required to go to sea through the eastern region. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

"Since this year, the channel has expanded a number of new logistics routes between Chongqing, Guizhou, Ningxia, Gansu and Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and other countries." Liu Wei said that the channel logistics network has covered 338 ports in 113 countries and regions.

The accelerated expansion of channel routes has driven the substantial growth of freight volume and value. According to the observation report of Huacheng import and export data, in the first three quarters of this year, Chongqing transported 105000 TEUs through the new land sea channel in the west, a year-on-year increase of 29%, and the value of goods was 19.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 46%.

The "circle of friends" of cooperation is also expanding. In July this year, Huaihua City, Hunan Province, joined the inter provincial consultation and cooperation mechanism, marking that the new land sea channel in the west has upgraded from the "13+1" cooperation mechanism between 12 provinces, autonomous regions and cities in the west, Hainan Province and Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, to a new pattern of "13+2" joint construction.

The new land sea channel in the west is of great significance in solving the logistics problems in the west of China and stimulating the potential of opening up the west. Previously, the products of Chongqing Yaopi Glass Company were exported to ASEAN countries, which had been plagued by the long shipping cycle. This year, with the support of the new land and sea channel in the west, the problem was solved. According to the observation report on the import and export data of Huacheng, the relevant person in charge of the company calculated an account: "The new channel of land and sea in the west has provided us with an efficient supply chain guarantee. The transportation time has been shortened from 32 days in the past to 18 days. The logistics cost has decreased by 50%. The export value of the company in the first three quarters of this year has increased 45 times year-on-year."

Along the new channel of land and sea in western China, more and more characteristic products in western China, such as Xinjiang Hami melon, Guizhou black tea, Tibet beef jerky, Chongqing fried dough twist, are entering the international market and are becoming new growth points of local foreign trade.

"In recent years, I really feel that the concept of joint construction and sharing has been more and more vividly and richly embodied along the channel. More provinces, regions and cities hope to join the mechanism of joint construction and share the development opportunities created by the channel." Liu Wei said.

The countries and regions along the line also take advantage of the new land and sea channels in the west to better share the market opportunities of China. The reporter learned that more and more Thai durian take the cross-border highway shuttle bus of the new land sea channel in the west, and can be put on the supermarket counters in Chongqing and other western cities within 10 days, which ensures the freshness of the fruit to the greatest extent.

"Before the opening of the new land sea channel in the west, according to the traditional logistics route, Durian, Thailand, will first be transported to the local port, arrive in eastern China by sea, and then be transported to Chongqing through the domestic trunk logistics. The transfer costs are high and takes too long." Deng Hongjiu, chairman of Chongqing Hongjiu Fruit Co., Ltd., said.

On the basis of trade in goods, China is relying on the new land and sea channel in the west to explore the construction of the "Sino Cambodia Banana Industrial Park" project with Cambodia to build an integrated banana supply chain of "transportation, trade and production"; For Malaysia's palm oil, rubber, oil and other resources, promote the formation of a new land sea channel Malaysia Supply Chain Resource Center, etc., Huacheng's import and export data observation report.

"The report of the Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to 'speed up the construction of a new land and sea channel in the west'. We will vigorously promote the construction of a new land and sea channel in the west by deeply integrating into the joint construction of the 'the Belt and Road', exploring institutional and regulatory innovation, optimizing the logistics operation organization model, and continuously expanding international cooperation space." Said Bachuan Jiang, director of the Port and Logistics Office of Chongqing Municipal Government.