The China-Europe train has been running over 10,000 trains or more throughout the year

"The COVID-19 epidemic across the world has caused the suspension of shipping and air transport, but the international logistics corridor of the China-Europe freight train has been kept open, providing a solid guarantee for the import and export of foreign trade and epidemic prevention materials." Lin Wenjun, director of the Planning and Development Department of China International Freight Forwarders Association and Secretary-General of the International Road and Bridge Transport Committee, said at the china-Europe freight train operation Analysis conference held recently that the key words of the international logistics china-Europe freight train in the first half of the year are coVID-19 epidemic, strong channels and volume growth.

"In the first half of this year, the number of trains running on international logistics between China and Europe increased by 30 percent to 5,122. In addition, the number of trains running on international logistics between China and Europe increased to 1,232 in July. It is expected that the number of trains running on international logistics between China and Europe will exceed 10,000 this year." Lin jiarang said that in the first half of this year, while increasing the volume of freight, the operators of the China-Europe freight train for international logistics have made innovations in their operation modes, such as pooling exports, combining trunk and branch services, hub pooling and distribution, 95306 "digital port" system, and multi-modal combined transport bill of lading (rail waybill property right).

During the epidemic, the China-Europe freight train has obvious advantages as an international logistics channel. Lin said that in the first half of this year, the China-Europe freight train of international logistics transported 3.67 million pieces of epidemic prevention materials for international cooperation, a total of 27,000 tons, with a total cargo of 461,000 standard boxes. The goods arrived in Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Czech republic, Poland, Hungary, The Netherlands and Lithuania, and radiated throughout Europe.

Relevant data show that the international logistics of China-Europe freight trains show an increasing trend at the border ports. A total of 1,523 china-Europe freight trains passed through the Manzhouli port, 780 of which went to the destination and 743 of which went back. The volume of import and export goods reached 8.925 million tons, among which import goods reached 8 million tons, an increase of 2.4% and export goods 925,000 tons, an increase of 3.8%. The number of China-Europe freight trains entering and leaving from Erenhot port reached 956, an increase of 34% over the same period last year. The shipment of 1,188,400 tons of goods was the best in history. The number of inbound and outbound China-Europe freight trains from Alashankou port reached 2,128, up 41.39% year on year, respectively. The total inbound and outbound freight trains accounted for 53.8% and 54.1% of the total, ranking first in the number of border crossings in China. There are 1,823 china-Europe freight trains entering and leaving the Port of Horgos, and the volume of import and export goods totaled 2.57 million tons, up year-on-year respectively

22.43% and 48.03%. At present, there are more than 10 freight lines from Central Europe (Central Asia) entering and leaving China through The Horgos Railway Port, and there are more than 100 kinds of goods, covering more than 20 cities in China.

In addition, 1,691 rail and sea combined transport trains have been launched for the new land-sea corridor in western China, an increase of 674 or 66.3% over the same period last year. The number of types of goods transported has increased from 163 to 191, connecting 14 provinces and regions of China with 83 countries and 203 ports in the world.

From all regions of the country, there are many bright spots. For example, Zhejiang province has completed the reform of the main operation mode of the China-Europe freight train in the province this year. Large state-owned enterprises such as Zhejiang Port Group and CosCO Shipping have participated in the operation of the platform. While maintaining the original operation line of the "Yixinou" brand, the operation scope and intensity of jinhua platform have been increased.

"In the first half of the year, Chang 'an, which started from Xi 'an, shipped 1,667 trains, leading the country in volume, up nearly 200 percent from the first half of 2019, and transported 1.301 million tons of cargo, 1.9 times that of the same period last year." "Lin said.

"A total of 936 trains run on the Chengdu Sino-European express. At present, Chengdu International Railway port has 7 international railway channels and 5 international railway and sea combined transport channels. More than 1,800 international freight trains have opened in Chengdu, with a year-on-year growth of 40.9%. The import and export volume of the railway port reached 8.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 70%. "A total of 1.76 million cross-border e-commerce orders have been completed, up 970% year-on-year." Zheng Shuangli, director of operation and development department of Chengdu International Railway Port Investment and Development Group Co., LTD., said that Chengdu has made great efforts to innovate the china-Europe freight train mode, and upgraded the railway transportation mode to the integrated mode of transportation and trade, so as to enhance the regional radiation capacity and promote the development of local foreign-related industries.

At the same time, there are still some problems, such as mismatch between route selection and market development, limited capacity, limited service network and homogenized competition. As for how to overcome these problems and promote the high-quality development of China-Europe freight trains, Senior manager Zhou Xiaoqian of Sinotrans Supply Chain Business Division puts forward the following Suggestions.

First, deepen cooperation among all parties to deepen connectivity. To do this, we need to increase the capacity and efficiency of the Eurasian corridor by accelerating the expansion of port capacity. To further promote the connectivity of passageways and build a three-dimensional international multimodal transport network; Strengthen communication and coordination to break the island of information.

Second, we will strengthen overall planning and improve the layout of hubs and the system of collection and distribution. We will gradually form freight train and distribution hubs in China, and promote the distribution hubs along the overseas freight train lines to form a pattern of effective connection between hub to hub, hub nodes and trunk and branch lines.

Third, focus on value creation to enrich the china-Europe freight train product system. This requires the development of new technologies, new equipment and new products. In particular, it can cultivate new business types such as postal service, cross-border e-commerce and cold chain.

In addition, many experts attending the meeting believed that stable operation of china-Europe freight trains is a prerequisite for high-quality development, and regular operation management should be further strengthened. In addition, efforts should be made to promote standardization, improve digital level and enrich the diversity of channels.