Chengdu TV Shenniao Zhixun all-media reporter Yang Rui reported On the occasion of promoting the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing twin-city economic circle, the fifth meeting of the Chongqing-Sichuan Party and Government Joint Conference was held and the 70th anniversary of the completion of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway was opened to traffic on June 30 At 9:50 a.m. on the same day, the whistle sounded throughout the vast land of Sichuan and Chongqing. Two China-Europe freight trains (Chengdu-Chongqing), loaded with electronic products, mechanical parts, daily necessities and other goods, slowly drove out of the Chengdu International Railway Port. , Chongqing Tuanjie Village Central Station. The cumulative number of China-Europe freight trains running between Chengdu and Chongqing has exceeded the 20,000 mark, becoming an important milestone in the development history of China-Europe freight trains nationwide. The China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) carries the mission of opening up the western region to the outside world and rushes westward to Europe, making positive contributions to promoting the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" high-quality development .
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Chengdu and Chongqing join hands to create a high-quality demonstration model of China-Europe freight trains
With the deepening of the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing twin-city economic circle, the collaborative opening and innovative cooperation of the Chengdu-Chongqing free trade pilot zones are becoming more and more Close cooperation and continue to lead the high-quality development of Chengdu and Chongqing through train cooperation. In 2020, Chengdu and Chongqing will fully implement the relevant arrangements of the Party Central Committee to accelerate the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing twin-city economic circle, launch the first cross-provincial China-Europe freight train to discuss, build and share in the country, and jointly create the "China-Europe freight train (Chengdu-Chongqing)" brand , the first train will be launched simultaneously on January 1, 2021.
In the first year (2021) of the China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) cooperation, more than 4,800 trains have been operated, accounting for 30% of the country's China-Europe freight trains. The value of transported goods exceeds 200 billion yuan, ranking first in the country in both indicators. Return trains account for 55% and are the only trains that achieve balanced two-way transportation. The volume of return transport boxes exceeds 200,000 TEUs, ranking first in the country, contributing 35% of the country's return transport volume. The supply categories cover thousands of products such as electronics, machinery, automobiles and accessories, smart terminals, medical drugs and equipment, food and beverages, clothes, shoes and hats, covering many aspects of the production and life of people in countries along the route.
Today, the cumulative number of China-Europe freight trains operating between the two places has exceeded the 20,000 mark, accounting for about 40% of the country’s cumulative China-Europe freight trains. It has become the country with the largest number of operations, the most balanced operation, the highest value of transportation goods, and the best supply structure. The China-Europe freight trains can be called the “steel camel fleet” that plays a key role in the construction of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative.
Ji Shouwen, a professor at Beijing Jiaotong University and a member of the Multimodal Transport Demonstration Project Expert Group of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Transport, analyzed that: Sichuan and Chongqing work together to strengthen and optimize the China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) brand, which will help lead the development of China-Europe Railway Express in the country. Quality development, polishing the "golden sign" of China-Europe freight trains under the "Belt and Road Initiative", maintaining the safety and stability of the international industrial chain, supply chain and value chain, and promoting the accelerated improvement of international land transport rules. Further unblock domestic and international dual-circulation , deepen practical cooperation between China and Eurasian countries, and enhance the international recognition of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative and the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind.
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Chengyu radiates to more than 100 cities in Asia and Europe
in the International Railway Port Exhibition Center of Qingbaijiang in Chengdu and the Chongqing Inland International Logistics Hub Exhibition Hall, Shanghai, Ningbo , Guangzhou, Lodz, Duisburg , Tilburg ... More than a hundred Chinese and foreign cities are listed one by one in the four-way expansion map of the China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) and the list of cities connecting domestic and foreign countries.
At present, Chengdu and Chongqing are accelerating the construction of a "multi-channel cross-border, multi-port transit" international train channel, establishing an international train line network and land and sea freight with Chengdu and Chongqing as the main hub and extending in four directions. Distribution system. Among them, Chengdu has established a Chengdu international train line network and a global land and sea freight distribution system that travel to Europe in the west, Mongolia and Russia in the north, Japan and South Korea in the east, and ASEAN in the south. Chongqing has formed a "3+8+N" system, with a trunk and branch network that basically radiates throughout the Eurasian continent, and has achieved seamless connection with logistics channels such as the Yangtze River Golden Waterway and the New Western Land-Sea Corridor. The China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) has expanded its operating routes to nearly 40, covering more than 100 cities in Asia and Europe.
new directions are constantly being developed.
On May 23, an international railway train on the China-Myanmar New Corridor (Chongqing-Lincang-Myanmar) departed from Chongqing Guoyuan Port Yuzui Station and successfully arrived in Myanmar in only 8 days. Since then, a land channel that is the closest, fastest and most direct to the Indian Ocean has been officially opened.
On June 4, an international train loaded with daily necessities, electronic accessories and other goods slowly departed from the Chengdu International Railway Port and headed for Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. As the first international freight train from Southwest China bound for South Asian countries, it has strategic development significance that cannot be underestimated in "integrating into the logistics aorta of the South Asian Economic and Trade Corridor and penetrating into areas along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor".
Ba Chuanjiang, director of the Port Logistics Office of the Chongqing Municipal Government, said, "The two places will follow the 'three-step' approach in the near, medium and long term to further strengthen China-Europe freight train (Chengdu-Chongqing) cooperation and jointly promote the channel to drive high standards in logistics, trade and industry. Integration and high-quality mutual promotion will promote the further concentration of industries in Chengdu and Chongqing. In the near future, we will accelerate the optimization of overseas routes and the co-construction and sharing of overseas warehouses. In the existing 'blockchain + finance' railway bill of lading ' Based on the cage car' and other projects, we will innovate and carry out industry standardization construction, accelerate the creation of the 'first brand' of China-Europe freight trains, "
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fully maintain the stability of the industrial chain and supply chain, Promoting the efficient development of iron- and European-appropriate industries such as electronics, automobiles, and machinery in the west, the characteristic hub economy is beginning to take shape. Chengdu and Chongqing adhere to the principle of promoting economic, trade and industrial development through corridors, and rely on the transportation advantages of China-Europe trains and the brand effect of to create export-oriented industrial clusters.
Promote trade through channels and gather industries through trade. Chengdu International Railway Port has introduced SF Express, Xiamen C&D , China Storage and Transportation and other supply chain management companies to create a "Belt and Road" supply chain configuration center; Hong Kong Yuhu, Xiamen Xiangyu , Hema Fresh Leading international trade enterprises such as TCL and Pennington have settled in the Qingbaijiang Port Area of Chengdu to build a multi-functional comprehensive international trade service platform; processing trade projects such as TCL and Penanton have settled in the comprehensive bonded area to gather export-oriented advanced manufacturing industries. Chongqing International Logistics Hub Park has introduced multimodal transport leading logistics projects such as Zhongte Logistics Huamao Multimodal Operation Center and Haohang International, and implemented logistics warehousing projects such as Xinxiangxian Life, Xianyixian Cold Chain and Guotong Smart Cold Chain. The chain industrial park has cold chain import trade projects such as and Fanpin, and gathers special industries such as port medicine, cold chain, and trade. According to customs statistics, in 2021, the China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) drove Sichuan and Chongqing's imports and exports to countries along the "Belt and Road" to increase by 20.4% and 26% respectively, and their imports and exports to the EU increased by 13.2% and 19.5% respectively.
"The customs has been stationed in the railway port since its establishment and began to perform its duties. We have witnessed and participated in the entire development and change of various businesses here from scratch, from starting with a small amount to becoming bigger and stronger. Customs supervises the freight of trains The types have changed from low-value-added products such as toys, clothing, and daily necessities to high-value-added goods such as automobiles, home appliances, and new energy products. Local specialty products such as flowers and trees from Wenjiang and lemons from Anyue. , Leshan tea, etc. are also frequent customers," said Liu Liang, deputy director of Qingbaijiang Customs, which is affiliated with Chengdu Customs.
Du Jinyou, director of the Chengdu Port and Logistics Office, said, “The innovative launch of China-Europe freight trains (Chengdu-Chongqing) is an important measure to promote the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing twin-city economic circle and an important support for serving and building a new development pattern. In recent years, Chengdu and Chongqing will jointly build mechanisms, seek common development, and jointly promote the future, and continue to deepen the all-round, multi-level, and win-win cooperation between China and Europe (Chengdu and Chongqing) in all fields.In the next step, Chengdu and Chongqing will carry out closer and pragmatic cooperation around giving full play to the leading role of the Chengdu-Chongqing pole core, the dual-core linkage effect and the gathering center hub function, maintain the safe and stable operation of multi-path and multi-channel trains, and enhance the brand's market competitiveness and Diversify service levels and promote China-Europe Railway Express (Chengdu-Chongqing) to achieve sustainable and high-quality development."
