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The ideal positioning of China-Europe trains in the transportation market is high value-added goods, such as electronic equipment, automobiles and their parts, but in the early stage of development, in order to alleviate the problem of no-load and share the freight, most of the return trains will return from the transportation of low-priced timber. . Due to the development of timber trade between China and Europe and between China and Russia, as well as the geographical advantage of being connected by railways, this expedient measure has gradually developed into a long-term and stable big business.

The report shows that as of the end of July this year, China-Europe freight trains have laid 82 transportation routes, reaching 196 cities in 24 European countries, gradually "connecting points into lines" and "weaving lines into a network", and the transportation service network covers the whole of Europe. It has formed an international transportation artery that runs through the Eurasian continent.

The category of transported goods has gradually expanded from mobile phones, computers and other IT products in the early days of the line to clothing, shoes and hats, automobiles and accessories, grain, wine, coffee beans, wood and other 53 categories and more than 50,000 varieties, covering countries and regions along the route. All aspects of people's production and life needs.

Many cities have launched special timber trains, such as Wuwei in Gansu, Chengdu, Rizhao in Shandong, Chongqing and Changsha, etc. The opened timber ports include Manzhouli, Erenhot, Alashankou and Suifenhe.

Among them, in order to transport and distribute more efficiently and more efficiently, some cities have carried out in-depth exploration. For example, Chengdu Qingbaijiang Timber Trading Center and Chengdu International Land Port have implemented the "train + park" model, operating the timber trains between Russia and Russia in an orderly manner, collecting and using operational data, and operating in a relaxed manner, so as to respond to the supply and demand market. changes in a timely and effective manner.

According to Suifenhe Customs statistics, from January to July this year, Suifenhe Customs has supervised a total of 462 inbound and outbound China-Europe trains with 47,133 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 72.4% and 95.8% respectively. growth momentum.

According to the statistics of Manzhouli Customs, in the first half of 2022, there were 2,215 China-Europe freight trains entering and leaving China through the Manzhouli port of the eastern channel of China-Europe freight trains, an increase of 34.2% year-on-year (the same below); 181,200 TEUs of containers were transported, an increase of 39.9%; the total value of goods was approximately A total of RMB 24.986 billion, an increase of 56.5%. Among them, there are 1,239 inbound trains with a value of approximately RMB 13.577 billion; 976 outbound trains with a value of approximately RMB 11.409 billion. The number of lines opened, the number of TEUs in shipping containers, and the value of goods all maintained a growth momentum.

Under normal circumstances, the operation time of the "Belt and Road" China-Europe timber return train is about 30 days. Compared with sea freight, the return train is the fastest and most competitive mode of transportation, and it is also safer for cargo transportation.

Therefore, the "steel dragon" of the China-Europe Railway Express travels freely across the Eurasian continent, and normalizes and develops, injecting a strong impetus for the stability and improvement of my country's log imports.