Introduction: Shenzhen first China Europe train departs from Yantian Port to Europe, which has become an important measure and effective starting point for Shenzhen and even the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area to promote the construction of the ‘the Belt and Road’; Its natural endowment of sea-railway intermodal transport and the characteristics of supply chain companies as the main operators have attracted much attention in the domestic China-EU train.

On the morning of May 22, accompanied by a whistle, the railway freight train from Yantian Port in Shenzhen to Minsk in Belarus started slowly, marking the official opening of the first China-Europe train in Shenzhen for trial operation.

Two-way direct to Germany after official operation

The China-Europe Express (Shenzhen-Minsk) was launched by Shenzhen China Brilliant Supply Chain and other companies, so it is also known as ‘China Brilliant’. Each train has 41-52 containers. At the initial stage of operation, it starts from Yantian Port in Shenzhen, leaves through Alashankou Port in Xinjiang, and passes through Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus. The total length of the line is about 9900 kilometers, and the estimated operation time is 13 days. The train directly reaches Minsk at the initial stage of trial operation and Hamburg in Germany in both directions after formal operation.

Effective grasp of the ‘the Belt and Road’ construction in Shenzhen

The China-Europe train China Brilliant passes through the vast Eurasian continent, and links Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as ASEAN with the central and western regions of China and the vast inland countries along the Eurasian continent. It will promote the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Greater Bay Area to enjoy more “the Belt and Road” dividends and deepen economic, trade and cultural exchanges between countries along the route.

The China-Europe train China Brilliant passes through the vast Eurasian continent, and links Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as ASEAN with the central and western regions of China and the vast inland countries along the Eurasian continent. It will promote the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Greater Bay Area to enjoy more ‘the Belt and Road’ dividends and deepen economic, trade and cultural exchanges between countries along the route.

The construction of the ‘the Belt and Road’ will move from the ‘version 1.0’ phase focusing on framework building to the ‘version 2.0’ phase focusing on optimization and upgrading. The first China Europe train in Shenzhen is an important measure and effective starting point for Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area to promote the implementation of the ‘the Belt and Road’ construction.

Bulk e-commerce products, equipment, electromechanical and electronic products

The products carried by the train are positioned as bulk e-commerce products and consumer, equipment, high-tech electronic products and other products with high value that have requirements on the delivery time, and the goods carried by the train are also gradually shifting to high value-added. Electronic products such as IT products have become the basic source of goods, which is highly consistent with the local pillar industries and advantageous products in Shenzhen.

Compared with air transportation and sea transportation, the freight price of rail train is about one fifth of that of air transportation and the operation time is about one quarter of that of sea transportation, which can effectively save time, improve logistics efficiency and speed up capital turnover.

Sea-rail intermodal transport reduces logistics costs by 30%

Shenzhen has strong comprehensive strength in terms of sea, air and land transport capacity, but the advantages of rail transport have not been effectively played. At present, China’s sea-rail intermodal transport rate is only 2.6%, while the international average level is as high as 20%, with a significant gap. China Brilliant adopts the international advanced circulation mode of sea-rail intermodal transport, which can reduce the logistics cost of the enterprise by 30% after preliminary calculation.

Shenzhen is an important railway hub city in China. The opening of the China-Europe train will not only activate the potential and vitality of its railway transportation, but also make a beneficial supplement to the mode of import and export business relying solely on sea transportation; At the same time, through the linkage with many maritime resources in Shenzhen, such as Yantian Port, the sea-rail linkage will further deepen the inherent advantages of Shenzhen as a transit trade center city, and build an Asian freight transport center with multimodal linkage between sea, land, air and rail.

Efficiency will be improved again. It only takes 13 days for goods to arrive in Europe

Recently, for the first time, China’s railway authorities signed the Agreement on Deepening Cooperation between China and Europe on Regular Trains with the railway authorities of the six countries along the the Belt and Road (Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Belarus, Russia, Germany, Poland), providing mechanism guarantee for the deepening development of China Europe regular trains.

According to the agreement, the seven countries will further strengthen the whole-process transportation organization and improve the travel speed of the train in their respective countries; Promote the unification of service standards and information platforms, realize the whole-process information tracking, establish a cooperation mechanism for emergency notification and handling, and ensure the safety of goods transportation; Coordinate the customs and other joint inspection departments of the countries along the line, simplify the customs clearance procedures of the goods on the train, optimize the operation of railway port stations, and shorten the customs clearance time. Through the Shenzhen-Europe Express (Shenzhen-Minsk), it only takes 13 days for the goods to arrive in Europe!

Supply chain company operation, all-round service

Unlike the single service operated by state-owned enterprises or logistics companies in other provinces and cities, Shenzhen China-Europe Express is a supply chain company as the main body of operation, integrating foreign trade customs clearance, intelligent logistics, bonded warehousing, cross-border e-commerce, private financial control (supply chain finance, microfinance, financial leasing), exhibition and other comprehensive services, which can comprehensively integrate fragmented and decentralized service resources for customers and reduce the operating costs of physical enterprises, Maximize customer revenue.

Zhang Chunhua, chairman of China Brilliant, said: ‘We hope that the China-Europe train China Brilliant will serve more enterprises, play a greater role and make greater contributions to the social economy and people’s livelihood after its launch.’