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Operation status and timeliness changes of China-Europe and Central Asia trains

Operation status and timeliness changes of China-Europe and Central Asia trains

Nov 08, 2023

     In general, the China-Europe freight trains in the 45th week showed that the overall timeliness of the China-Europe freight trains was stable and upward, and delays were significantly reduced. In the European direction, freight trains shipped from domestic stations can arrive in Mara, Poland in 12-15 days, and then transfer to most destinations in Germany and France in Europe in 15-17 days. In the direction of Russia, it takes an average of 14-15 days to arrive in Moscow via Alashankou and Horgos. Only a few cabinets experienced long delays due to special reasons such as inspection and customs clearance.

Port dressing situation:

     The efficiency of reloading at various railway ports has been further improved. Alashankou and Horgos maintain a customs clearance speed of about 3-5 days; Manzhouli and Erenhot can successfully change clothes and leave the country in the fastest 7 days, and it takes 7-14 days when the queue is long. In addition, blizzard weather occurred in the eastern and northern areas of Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces this week. It is expected that the replacement speed of the Manzhouli port may slow down, and the actual impact will be further observed.

Positions and freight rates of key routes this week

     Recently, the railway import and export container transportation market has picked up slightly, and transportation demand has increased. At the same time, at the end of the year, the freight train companies controlled the deployment of transport capacity, and the number of freight trains was reduced. Many lines experienced tight space, and freight rates stopped falling and increased.

European routes:

     Outbound - The supply of cabins is relatively tight, and many platforms have sold out their cabins in November. Yiwu has a short-term "full warehouse", and East China's supply flows to surrounding areas. Although the booking price of Xi'an express trains is generally about 20% higher than the average price of regular trains, all the cabins are fully booked by the end of November. The shipping spaces on Chengdu, Zhengzhou, Chongqing, Jinan and other platforms have also been released into the second half of the year, and the spot market freight rate fluctuates around US$4,000-4,500.

     Return - European return fares remain stable with little fluctuation. For goods returning to European cities this month, train slots destined for Xi'an Free Trade Port, Zhengzhou, and Yiwu have been filled. Changsha has a small amount of shipping space, and Dalian and Jinan have sufficient shipping space.

Russian route:

     The Russian direction has experienced a small upsurge this week, with spot freight rates rising on a large scale. Price increases on platforms such as Chengdu, Xi'an, Chongqing, and Changsha range from approximately US$300 to US$500. Due to planned reductions, the overall cabin capacity was tightened in November - most routes in Wuhan, Shenyang, Hefei, Jinhua, Ganzhou and other places are already full.

Central Asia Route:

     Freight demand is stable and the overall market is flat. Most platforms have released their shipping slots in mid-to-late November. Xi'an's trains to Almaty, Tashkent and other places this month are collecting goods. The latest "Xi'an-Baku" cross-sea transportation line is scheduled to depart on the 5th and 25th of this month, and the first train has been shipped successfully. Due to planned reductions, Zhengzhou space has been sold out. Mianyang and Luzhou, two cities around Chengdu, plan to have Central Asia freight trains operating as scheduled.

Container rental market situation:

     Supply and demand in the container rental market were stable last week, but container freight rates fluctuated. Prices in Malaszewicz, Lodz, Warsaw and other places are still changing rapidly, but they have been relatively flat compared with the previous two weeks. Prices in the Russian direction have "dived" this week, with rental container prices generally falling by US$50-100. For example, the Tianjin-Moscow price has been reduced by 3%; the Ningbo-Minsk price has been reduced by 6%; the Chengdu-St. Petersburg price has been reduced by as much as 15%.

news:

01 China-Europe train Chang'an Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor

(Xi'an-Baku) special train departs

     On November 5, the China-Europe Express Chang'an special train set sail from Xi'an International Port Station on the Trans-Caspian Sea International Transport Corridor (Xi'an-Baku). At 10:00 a.m. that day, the whistle blew, and 50 containers loaded with new energy vehicles, steel pipes, department stores and other export goods departed from Xi'an International Port Station on the China-Europe Express Chang'an, all the way west, from Horgos Port Exit the country and head to the Baku Port in Azerbaijan via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor. The entire transportation time is about 11 days.

02 Linyi Qilu China-Europe freight train has run a total of 793 trains

     On October 30, a China-Europe freight train loaded with tires, refrigerators, terrain vehicles, and LCD monitors departed from Linyi Zhubao Station after being stamped by Linyi Customs. The train contains a total of 110 TEUs with a cargo value of US$357,000. With the opening of Linyi's international railway logistics channel that connects the world, it has increased from an average of 1 train per month at the beginning to an average of 1 train per day now; from less than 60 trains from 2018 to 2019, it will exceed 100 trains in 2021, and will exceed 200 trains in 2022. . At present, the Linyi Qilu China-Europe freight train has run a total of 793 trains, transporting 84,000 TEUs of goods with a value of more than 14.07 billion yuan.

03 Guangdong launches China-Europe freight train with "rapid railway customs clearance" model for the first time

     On November 2, a China-Europe freight train from Guangzhou International Port Station arrived at Alashankou Port. The train was loaded with 110 TEUs of microwave ovens, refrigerators and other home appliances manufactured in the Greater Bay Area. It was cleared through customs using the "rapid railway customs clearance" mode. After the train arrived at Alashankou Port, there was no need to declare to the local customs and go through customs transfer procedures. , after completing the railway replacement operation, it will be shipped out of the country on the same day, and the port clearance time will be shortened by 1-2 days compared with the past. This is the first time in Guangdong that a China-Europe train has cleared customs in the "rapid railway customs clearance" mode.

04 A total of nearly 14,000 China-Europe freight trains (Chengdu-Chongqing) have been operated

     According to reports, so far, Chongqing has transported a total of 546,000 TEUs through the three main transportation organization modes of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor, with a cargo value of 90.63 billion yuan. It radiates to 138 railway stations in 69 cities in 18 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in my country, and externally reaches 473 ports in 120 countries and regions around the world. The China-Europe freight train (Chengdu-Chongqing) has operated a total of nearly 14,000 trains, making it the "No. The influence of "One Brand" continues to increase.

05 China-Europe freight trains (Zhongyu trains) enter and exit new Tongjiang railway ports, bringing the total to 9

     On November 4, a China-Europe freight train (Zhongyu) returned from Russia and successfully arrived at Zhengzhou Putian Station. What is different from the past is that this train enters through the Tongjiang Railway Port, marking a new channel for the China-Europe train (Zhongyu train), and the number of entry and exit ports has increased to 9.

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