Overview of hot topics in this issue

Port dynamics

1. The expansion and efficiency improvement of the Alashankou Railway Port will help stabilize the growth of the number of trains passing through it
2. Erenhot Port efficiently assists border residents in importing grain through mutual trade
The Manzhouli Highway Port exported over 45000 tons of fruits and vegetables in the first two months of this year

New information on the China Europe freight train

1. The operating volume of Nanjing China Europe freight trains increased by 18% year-on-year in the first quarter
2. The first Western China Europe freight train in Ordos will be shipped
3. The total number of China Europe freight trains passing through the Tongjiang Railway Port has reached 100
4. The first China Europe freight train (Shijiazhuang Belgrade) has arrived smoothly
5. The Xuzhou China Europe (Asia) key material scheduled train has officially been put into operation

News from domestic and foreign related industries

What are the new developments in foreign trade, rail transportation, air transportation, and sea transportation?

One、Port dynamics

Expansion and efficiency improvement of Alashankou Railway Port, supporting stable growth of train traffic volume

Since this year, Xinjiang Railway has actively integrated into the construction of "one port, two regions, five centers, and port economic belt" opened to the west by the autonomous region, optimized the transportation organization of China Europe regular trains, and better served the high-quality joint construction of the "the Belt and Road". As of now this year, the Alashankou Railway Port, as an important window for opening to the west, has more than 2000 China Europe (Central Asia) freight trains passing through it. (Source: Alashankou Zero Distance)

Erenhot Port Efficiently Assists Border Residents in Importing Grain through Mutual Market Trade

Since the beginning of this year, in order to deepen the implementation of the "Five Major Tasks", smooth the import channels of important energy resources such as grain, and ensure that Russian flaxseeds enter the country quickly through mutual trade channels, the Erenhot Port has actively promoted the inspection of the transfer of imported grain through mutual trade channels, and solved the "bottleneck" problem of no designated supervision sites for imported grain in border trade zones. (Source: Zhonggong Network)

According to statistics from Manzhouli Customs, in the first two months of this year, 45171 tons of fruits and vegetables were efficiently and orderly exported through Manzhouli Highway Port, with a year-on-year increase of 85.8% in freight volume and a trade value of 360 million, an increase of 1.2 times year-on-year. (Source: Manzhouli Integrated Media Center)

Two、New information on the China Europe freight train

The operating volume of Nanjing China Europe freight trains increased year-on-year in the first quarter 18%

Since the beginning of this year, at the Yaohuamen Station freight yard of Nanjing Railway Logistics Center, a series of fully loaded China Europe freight trains have departed from here and headed towards the Eurasian continent. In the first quarter, the Nanjing China Europe freight train operated 117 trains of 9582TEU (standard containers), a year-on-year increase of 18.1%, achieving a good start. (Source: Nanjing Railway Office)

The CHINA RAILWAY Express in this operation consists of 41 containers, which depart from Ordos Xinjie Station, leave Khorgos, and finally arrive at Almaty, Kazakhstan. The whole journey is about 3200km, and it is expected to arrive at the destination in 8 days. The opening of the China Europe freight train this time marks the first time that Ordos City has completed shipment through the western route of the China Europe freight train, marking the official opening of the western channel of the China Europe freight train in Ordos City. (Source: Office of the People's Government of Ordos City)

Recently, with a China Europe freight train loaded with sugar beet meal entering through the Tongjiang Railway Port and then heading to Changsha, Hunan, the total number of China Europe freight trains passing through the Tongjiang Railway Port has reached 100. (Source: China News Network)

The China Europe freight train, which departed from Shijiazhuang, Hebei and directly connects to Serbia, arrived in Belgrade, Serbia. The pick-up ceremony was held on April 16th in Belgrade, Serbia. Ni Yuefeng, Secretary of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee, and Li Ming, Chinese Ambassador to Serbia, attended the event. (Source: NetEase Gaoyi)

Recently, with the sound of a whistle, the Xuzhou China Europe (Asia) freight train carrying XCMG construction machinery and Wuxi successor trains departed from the Xuzhou Huaihai International Land Port Railway Distribution Center, marking the official operation of the Xuzhou China Europe (Asia) key material train. The train goes to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, via Khorgos port, and the whole journey is expected to take 11 days. (Source: Xuzhou Railway Construction and Development Service Center)

Three、Related industry news
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Recently, technology research and consulting firm Technavio released the latest market research, which shows that the Polish e-commerce market is expected to grow by $28.09 billion from 2023 to 2027, with a compound annual growth rate of 15.56%. (Source: Baiyun Network)

It is reported that Brazil's automobile imports surged in the first quarter of 2024, driven by a large number of electric vehicles from China. According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services on Thursday, Brazil's passenger car imports increased by 46.4% year-on-year from January to March, reaching $1.5 billion. (Source: Baiyun Network)

Olga Skorobogatova, the First Vice President of Bank of Russia, stated at a data fusion conference that in the next 3-5 years, Russia's share of non cash payments will reach 90%. (Source: China Russia Information Network)

Transportation from Xinjiang, China to Italy has resumed along the Trans Caspian Sea transportation corridor

On April 17, 2024, after being suspended for one year, with the joint efforts of the International Association of Cross Caspian Sea Transport Routes (hereinafter referred to as the Cross Caspian Sea Transport Association) and Xinjiang COSCO Shipping Container Transport Co., Ltd., tomato sauce container transportation has resumed as part of the train service from Xinjiang (China) to the port of Naples (Italy) along the Cross Caspian Sea transport route. At 11:30 am local time today, the train departed solemnly from Jinghe Station. (Source: Middle Corridor)

Khorgos Highway Port has exported more than 37000 commercial vehicles this year

As an important land port for automobile export in China, Khorgos Port has witnessed a "blowout" growth in automobile exports. According to the statistics of Khorgos Customs, 304000 commercial vehicles will be exported at Khorgos Port in 2023, up 307.5% year on year. (Source: Sina.com)

Fuzhou launches cross-border export "sea air intermodal transportation" business for the first time

Recently, the Taipei Express, loaded with cross-border e-commerce export package containers, departed with its whistle and set sail from Pingtan Jinjing Port to Taipei Port, Taiwan. The two "sea air intermodal" containers loaded on the fast ship have attracted much attention, which is also the first time Fuzhou has launched cross-border export sea air intermodal transportation business. (Source: China Water Transport Network)

2023 National Port Cargo and Container Throughput Released

According to statistics from the Ministry of Transport, in 2023, the total cargo throughput of ports in China reached 16.973 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 8.2%; The national port has completed a container throughput of 310 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%. According to customs statistics, China's total import and export value last year was 41.76 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.2%. Among them, exports reached 23.77 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.6%; Imports amounted to 17.99 trillion yuan, a decrease of 0.3%. (Source: Baiyun Network)

International Shipping and COSCO Shipping Carry out Bilateral Customs Clearance between China and Vietnam

COSCO Shipping stated that recently, its "Far Sea Pass" global intelligent customs platform, through team innovation and unremitting efforts, successfully completed the first "China Vietnam Bilateral Customs Clearance" business, marking the official landing of this innovative business model and taking another important step in serving the dual circulation national strategy. (Source: Baiyun Network)

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