Over the past year, a series of breakthroughs and achievements have been made in the building of opening hotspots and international logistics channels in Chongqing, resulting in the rapid expansion of the scale and influence of channels. On December 16, the heads of Chongqing International Logistics Hub Park and Zhongxin South Channel (Chongqing) Logistics Development Co., Ltd. released big data on the international logistics channels.
The opening ceremony of Big Data Release of International Logistics Channels.
Channel infrastructures constantly improved
Over the past 12 years, based on expanding railway logistics trade channels, Chongqing International Logistics Hub Park has strived to build international railway logistics hubs and international logistics distribution centers, inland international trade centers, and supply chain logistics financial centers.
So far, the Park has invested RMB 48.2 billion, including RMB 34.3 billion as a governmental investment, accounting for 71%, and RMB 13.9 billion as social investment, accounting for 29% and a total of 25 square kilometers has been developed. Essential functional facilities such as railway ports and bonded areas serving the city have been completed.
The Park has introduced 120 industrial projects of Italy’s Vailog, Singapore’s Mapletree, Red Star Macalline, Transfer Highway Port, and Florence Village, as well as 2,388 market entities involving logistics, trade, and finance.
The scale of channels expanded fast
This year witnessed the departure of 1,500 China-Europe freight trains in Chongqing, and a total of 4,500 new trains have been put into operation over the past years. In 2019, the trains for the branch line Chongqing-Minsk and the first transport trains for China Railway Express special commercial vehicle have been launched, achieving the first return mail delivery test of the China Railway Express (Chongqing), the first large-scale import of drugs by China-Europe trains, and the normalized operation of trains for Belarusian dairy products.
From January to November this year, a total of 831 trains for the ILSTC sea-railway transport were launched, which was 119% of the target task of the year; and it is expected to start 900 new trains by the end of the year. The goods transported by trains increased from 240 categories in 2018 to over 300 categories, an increase of about 25%. The foreign trade export volume continued to rise steadily, increasing by about 90% year on year. The destination has covered 205 ports in 86 countries and regions on six continents. Through the cooperation with China Railway Express, Chongqing has been built into an international transit between Asia and Europe, and a new Asia-Europe Continental Bridge with Chongqing as a global logistics hub took shape.
The normalized running of the Chongqing-Manzhouli-Russia train has facilitated the coordinated development of the economy of regions along the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor. Up to now, a total of 736 trains have in operation.
6,250 finished automobiles imported this year
BAIC CCL, Lifan Import and Export, and other parallel import vehicle enterprises have successively entered the Park, and a whole industry chain for imported finished vehicles ranging from import, exhibition, sale, repair, and maintenance has been built. A total of 13,667 vehicles were imported, of which 6,250 were imported this year, a year-on-year increase of 277%, retaining the title of the first inland vehicle import port. The Park has promoted the establishment of the normalized distribution center of Porsche Southwest, the trial operation of the first aquatic animal port in China, and the transport of plant seedlings, meat, fruits, and grain by railway ports.
Import-export value via railway ports reaching USD 650 million
The port economy saw fast development. In 2019, a total of 702 enterprises were officially registered in the Park, with a YoY increase of 89%, and 28 industrial projects were signed, realizing the total investment of RMB 49.8 billion and the storage tax of RMB 2.2 billion, YoY increase 55%. The
value of import and export via railway ports reached USD 650 million, and foreign investment reached USD 87.27 million. The trade volume of the railway bonded logistics center increased by 300%, and the utilization rate exceeded 95%.
CFTZ construction promoted at a high level
The CFTZ administrative service center saw completion and operation with 40 experiences, 86 reform pilot tasks, and 51 specific measures being replicated and promoted. The pre-admission national treatment plus negative list management system was implemented, and a total of 119 district-level approval authorities were delegated with approval time limit for construction projects reduced by 2/3. CFTZ also took the lead in carrying out the innovation pilot of “integrating 41 certificates in one” in the city.
The port serviceability further improved
The functions of the H986 X-ray machine gradually came into play, which significantly improved the efficiency of customs clearance inspection. The 58,000-square-meter plot A of Phase I of the bonded area was completed and put into operation, and the main body of the 88,000-square-meter freezer warehouse in plot B was completed. The supporting service capabilities of the ports have been significantly improved.
Source: Shangyou News