On April 29, 2021, with the sound of the long whistle, Guangzhou Port, Guangwu Group, Guangzhou Railway Group "MTR" sea-rail combined transport China-Europe Express (Guangzhou Port-Alashankou-Poland) from Guangzhou Port's subordinate set The company drove out slowly from the Alashankou, and will arrive in Malašević, Poland’s largest railway transshipment port, in 15 days. This is the first export train jointly launched by Guangzhou MTR International Logistics Co., Ltd. and the China-Europe train platform of Guangwu International Logistics. It marks the successful operation of the first China-Europe train in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The number of lines has increased to 13.

It is reported that this train is organized for 50 sections, and the goods transported in the full train are all high-end electronic products, which are shipped from the LG factory in Guangzhou and the LG factory in Vietnam to Guangzhou Port Jigang, the value of which is about 150 million yuan, creating a new Guangdong-China-Europe train. Record high since the beginning. Huang Bo, general manager of Guangzhou Port Group, stated in his speech that this “MTR” sea-rail combined transport China-Europe train is the first China-Europe train that has been operated by Guangzhou Port as a starting station, creating a high-quality development of China-Europe train in Guangdong Province. New situation. The whole journey takes only 15 days, which is about 20 days less than traditional sea transportation.

During the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, railway transportation has been favored by import and export enterprises due to its advantages of less contact between people and objects, stable transportation time, and convenient customs clearance. China-Europe Express has become a suspension of international freight routes and soaring ocean prices Under the circumstances, an important import and export channel for foreign trade enterprises.

One Belt One Road Transportation Channel

On the basis of the successful opening of the first Central Asia train from "Uzbekistan-Dalang-Nansha Port-Southeast Asia" in 2020, Guangzhou Port has planned and opened the first train from Guangzhou Port to Central Europe. With the opening of two-way China-Europe and Central Asia trains, Guangzhou Port will continue to open up new Eurasian logistics channels of "Japan and South Korea/Southeast Asia-Guangzhou Port-Europe/Central Asia", and continue to broaden the Belt and Road transport channels in the Greater Bay Area. Assist Guangdong's local and imported foreign trade products to connect with the European market.

It is understood that Guangzhou Railway Group is accelerating the construction of Nansha Port Railway, forming a closer sea-rail connection with Nansha Port’s abundant shipping routes and advanced railway stations, realizing the "Silk Road Economic Belt" and the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" The project is expected to be completed and opened to traffic in November 2021. In 2021, the Guangdong China-Europe train will maintain a strong growth trend. As of April 29, Guangdong has opened 107 China-Europe-China-Asia trains in 2021, transporting 5,326 TEUs of goods, and transporting 56,200 tons of people’s livelihood and industrial chain materials. A record high, an increase of 114% year-on-year. It is estimated that in the next five years, there is still huge room for the growth of container sea-rail combined transportation in Guangdong Province. By 2025, it is estimated that freight transportation will reach 195 million tons, of which sea-rail combined transportation will reach 45 million tons.

According to reports, Guangzhou Port is the largest comprehensive main hub and container trunk port in South China. It has opened 131 international container liner routes. In the second half of the year, with the Nansha Port Railway, Nansha International Logistics Center, South China International Cold and Fresh Port, and Nansha The fourth phase of unmanned automated terminal, the second phase of Xinsha, and the expansion project of Liangtong will be completed and put into production one after another. The supporting facilities of the port area will be further improved, and the service capacity and service quality of Guangzhou Port-Sea-Rail Combined Transport will be improved. Editor/Tian Zengpeng