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  • New freight train route links Yantai, China and Kiev

    New freight train route links Yantai, China and Kiev

    Xinhua shows that a new freight train left Yantai, a transport hub in eastern China’s Shandong Province, heading for Kiev, capital of Ukraine on Sunday.

    The train, loaded with 41 containers of mechanical equipment, home appliances, and other goods, will reach Kiev within 18 days.

    The opening of this line has shortened the transportation time of the goods produced by Shandong enterprise to Ukraine from 45 days by sea to about 20 days by rail.

    “Qilu” Europe-Asia freight trains have made 562 trips

    The Europe-Asia freight trains departing from Shandong are operated under the name of “Qilu”, another name of the province.

    Since the beginning of this year, the “Qilu” Europe-Asia freight trains have made 562 trips, a year-on-year increase of 41.2 percent. At present, the number of “Qilu” freight train lines has increased to 34, which can directly reach 42 cities in 14 countries along the Belt and Road routes.

  • Direct freight trains will connect China with Germany and Russia

    Direct freight trains will connect China with Germany and Russia

    Two freight trains carrying goods from Suzhou, east China on May 12, left the city for Russia and Germany, respectively, reported Xinhua.

    The freight trains are loaded with 172 containers of industrial products such as household appliances and medical devices valuing about 100 million yuan. It has been the first time for the freight trains to load cargo from the FTZ in Suzhou.

    The operation of the freight train services in Suzhou FTZ is conducive to alleviating the shortage of logistics capacity affected by the COVID-10 epidemic for local enterprises as well as saving transportation costs.

    The city of Suzhou, the economic heartland of Jiangsu, was a significant contributor to the freight service’s increase. It recorded a surge in freight trains, containers, and freight volume in March this year.

    Local customs vows to continue to facilitate freight train operation by supporting self-service customs clearance, streamline customs procedures, and supporting cross-border e-commerce business via the freight train.

    It is noted that the Jiangsu international railway logistic center’s customs supervision zone was officially launched on the same day as the freight train’s departure.

  • First regular freight train from Poland to China, arrived in 20 days

    First regular freight train from Poland to China, arrived in 20 days

    An inbound China-Europe freight train from Poland carrying 33 containers of goods left Rizhao, China, marking the regular operation of the first inbound transit train between Rizhao and Europe, says Xinhua.

    Starting from the city of Wroclaw in Poland, the freight train had arrived in Rizhao after passed through Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Russia after 20 days of journey, which is 14 days less than that of traditional sea transportation.

    It is the first inbound transit freight train runs between Rizhao and Europe, and the train will be shipped to Pyeongze, Republic of Korea (ROK) through the railway-sea intermodal transport from Rizhao Port.

    The freight train connecting Rizhao, Chengdu, and Europe was launched in 2017. In the nearly past three years, a total of 793 freight trains had run along the route, posting an export volume of 20,916 TEUs.