Shuangliu International Intermodal Port Sea-Rail Intermodal Train From China To Southeast Asia Begins Maiden Voyage

CHENGDU, China, November 26, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Enabled 23 november, the Intermodal Sea-Rail Train Chengdu (Shuangliu) International air-rail intermodal port, Sichuan province, China To South East Asia via Qinzhou port to Guangxi begin.

In total, 1,540-foot containers were transported by train. The client is a local pharmaceutical company. In the past, the company had to send the goods to the river port, ship the goods to the Shanghai port, then load the goods onto sea vessels. In the case of the dry season of the river, it will take up to more than half a month to reach Shanghai. While by the sea-rail intermodal train, the economic cost is a third lower than that of the old route, taking only a quarter of the time it used to take.

“The opening of this train indicates that the intermodal port has achieved the organic integration of international air routes, international rail networks and international sea routes, and has achieved improvement of the multimodal transport system of” air transport, rail , road and maritime, “” said Zheng Shuangli, deputy general manager of Chengdu Airport Modern Service Industry Development Co., Ltd. The intermodal port will provide diversified logistics solutions to export-oriented companies.

Shuangliu is located in the hinterland of China and is the location of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, from China fourth aviation hub. In the past, high-end biomedicine, electronic information, and other high-value-added products were sent to the world through Shuangliu’s aviation channels. Today, sea-rail intermodal trains can carry relatively low value-added, short-term goods to Qinzhou Port, Guangxi, then to The Philippines by sea, with a total transport time of 5-7 days. Although it is a little longer than the old mode of road transport for the entire trip, the cost is reduced by more than two-thirds.

On the other hand, from a ‘carbon emissions’ point of view, transporting goods by rail rather than the existing long-distance motorway through the airport’s international intermodal port can effectively reap the full benefits. significant aspects of the railway, such as environmental protection, energy conservation and efficiency, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the source.

Air-rail intermodal transport is not a new concept. The enhancement of the southbound canal is the reason why Shuangliu “Air-rail International Intermodal Port” is innovative.

“We have closely linked aviation resources to the new western land-sea corridor,” Zheng Shuangli said. Among the national cities participating in the construction of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor, Chengdu Shuangliu has pioneered seamless connection and transport and rail. In this field, Shuangliu entered the upper echelon of the country.

In recent years, Shuangliu has fully exploited its advantages of the double railway hubs of the international airport and the complete bonded area, constantly explored and developed air-rail mutual aid and a complete three-dimensional opening system, and attracted a large number of leading international supply chain companies such as 4PX Express, SF Express, etc. to set up in Shuangliu.

The opening of the sea-rail intermodal train will also provide new logistics solutions for the transport of raw materials and finished products between other companies in the Integral Bonded Zone and South East Asia, and form a stable international channel to guarantee the supply chain between the processing companies in the complete bonded zone and the production and manufacturing plants in South East Asia.

At January 1st next year, RCEP will come into effect. By focusing on supply chain movement between local businesses in Chengdu and companies in Southeast Asia, Chengdu (Shuangliu) The international air-rail intermodal port will study in depth the global configuration of business supply chains, provide multimodal transport solutions for supply chain-based businesses and strive to become a service node important in global supply chains and an international logistics distribution hub with regional reach.

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