On March 6, Fulingxi Railway Station saw the departure of a freight train with 50 20ft containers of purified adipic acid (worth over RMB 8 million) along the Chongqing–Huaihua Railway. In about two days, it will reach Beibu Gulf, Qinzhou, Guangxi, and then arrive in Italy, Turkey, and the Netherlands by sea. This is the first departure (Fuling-Qinzhou) of the rail-sea intermodal transport via the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC).
The launch ceremony of the rail-sea train of ILSTC from Chongqing to Guangxi.
Situated in the center of West China, ILSTC connects the Silk Road Economic Belt to the north, the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road to the south, and is linked with the Yangtze River Economic Zone. Thanks to such a superior geographic advantage, it is of critical strategic significance in coordinating regional development.
To restore regular production and living order, Fuling District has opened the rail-sea train in the crucial period for the prevention and control of COVID-19.
Compared with the traditional river-sea intermodal transport, this way greatly enhances efficiency.
Compared with the traditional river-sea intermodal transport, this way greatly enhances efficiency. Traditionally speaking, it takes over 30 days from Chongqing to Jakarta. However, rail-sea transport can reduce the time to 20 days, thus saving transportation and storage costs for enterprises. Based on an easy-to-use shipment procedure, ILSTC enjoys a smooth customs clearance process. There is no apparent difference between the two modes of transport.
As of February 29, a total of 94 international trains (Chongqing-Beibu Gulf) via ILSTC have been operating in 2020, adding up to 1,674 passengers dispatched. The foreign trade value has reached about USD 910 million, and the accumulative amount of domestic trade goods added up to approximately RMB 4.33 billion. The trains have covered 220 ports in 92 countries and regions in six continents. The cargo includes over 300 categories, such as automobiles and parts, building ceramics, chemical materials, and products, light industrial and pharmaceutical products (beverage), grain, fresh, and frozen goods.