a cargo train loaded with containers of such goods as lysine, dicyanodiamide and sodium humate departed from a freight center in yinchuan, capital city of northwest china's ningxia hui autonomous region, on jan 11, heading for tianjin port in north china's tianjin city.
a cargo train loaded with containers of such goods as lysine, dicyanodiamide and sodium humate departs from a freight center in yinchuan, heading for tianjin port.
after their arrival in tianjin, containers will be shipped to vietnam, the republic of korea, the united states and other countries via sea.
it is the first rail-sea intermodal freight train with one-single service system in ningxia that can be traced on a domestic railway operating plan, marking the full operation of rail-sea intermodal transport services in the autonomous region.
it takes about 33 hours and 34 minutes for the special freight train to travel from yinchuan to tianjin, shortening travel time by train between the two places by 15 hours.
the rail-sea intermodal cargo train with one-single service system was jointly launched by the ningxia department of commerce and ningxia port office of entry and exit in collaboration with port authorities in eastern china, railway administration departments, shipping, logistics and insurance companies to further facilitate cross-border trade, cut off unnecessary operating procedures and enhance transport efficiency.
a cargo train loaded with containers of such goods as lysine, dicyanodiamide and sodium humate departs from a freight center in yinchuan, heading for tianjin port.
since march 2022, the rail-sea intermodal cargo train has shipped 8,104 containers from ningxia to 28 countries and regions, including thailand, india, vietnam, the united states and brazil.
the newly opened ningxia-tianjin port rail-sea intermodal freight train with one-single service system in domestic railway operating plan has made further improvements to existing services, bolstered transport efficiency, guaranteed the delivery of goods on time, enhanced the resilience and security level of ningxia’s status as a major international cargo corridor, and played an important role in improving the business environment of the autonomous region.
in the next step, the ningxia department of commerce and ningxia port office of entry and exit will further improve the business environment, bring together more logistics, ports, airports and airlines resources, open new freight trains to qingdao port and jingtang port, and inject new vitality into the building of a pilot zone for the ecological conservation and high-quality development of the yellow river and the continuous increase of foreign investment utilization and foreign trade.