Good news! The first China-Europe express train "Shanghai" was launched, easing the pressure on trade transportation

The current global shipping pressure is huge. The epidemic situation is still ongoing. The rebound of the epidemic in some local areas has led to the return of bulk orders to China, and the volume of goods exported from China to European and American countries has skyrocketed. Now that most European and American countries have entered autumn, the demand for seasonal products has increased, coupled with the huge demand for Christmas stocking, shipping continues to be under pressure.

The surge in orders, port congestion resulting in a shortage of cargo ships, a serious shortage of containers, and the difficulty of loading goods on board, aggravated disruptions in the global supply chain, coupled with soaring sea and air freight rates, have all caused headaches for Chinese sellers . In view of this situation, China is preparing to launch the China-Europe Express to ease the pressure on shipping!

According to the editor, the China-Europe Express "Shanghai" which is being collected by Shanghai Oriental Silk Road Multimodal Transport Co., Ltd., a platform company under China National Offshore Oil Corporation, is about to be opened. The first train will depart from Shanghai on September 28 and head for Europe, exit the country at Alashankou, pass through Poland, and finally arrive in Hamburg, Germany .

It is understood that the first "Shanghai" train will be fully loaded with 50 40-foot containers of goods, with a wide variety of goods, including clothing, shoes and hats, auto parts, precision instruments and other goods from more than a dozen foreign trade companies, adding a new logistics option for the tense China-Europe trade transportation .

This "Shanghai" train starts from Shanghai and takes about 12 to 13 days to reach its final destination, Hamburg, Germany. It has strong timeliness and stable transportation. It is planned to run one train per week. Its opening avoids the problems of complicated and time-consuming maritime transportation in China-Europe trade .

Compared with the high sea freight rates to Europe, the freight rate of this "Shanghai" train is much cheaper. According to the current sea freight rates, the price of a 20-foot container to Europe has risen to 17,000 US dollars, while the freight rate of a 40-foot container on this "Shanghai" China-Europe train is about 11,000 US dollars . The transportation is stable, the logistics speed is fast, and the price is relatively cheap, which is definitely good news for some Chinese foreign trade companies.

Shanghai is a national cargo distribution hub with many manufacturing companies and foreign trade enterprises in the surrounding area. The opening of the China-Europe Express "Shanghai" will undoubtedly relieve the psychological pressure of a considerable number of foreign trade sellers. As the current trade demand is very strong, the cargo supply for this year is basically scheduled. The platform company has already sought from relevant departments to increase the frequency of the "Shanghai" train to two to three trains per week next year.

First China-Europe Express train

The pressure on China-Europe trade transportation has been eased