Tiếng Việt
简体中文1. Team participation
-Shandong Expressway Qilu China Railway Express Qilu Operation Co., Ltd.
-Sinotrans Sinotrans Logistics Co., Ltd.
2. Contents of the meeting
In 2021, the grounding of EVER GIVEN in the Suez Canal in Egypt led to congestion of international transportation routes, which greatly affected the timeliness and economy of the international supply chain. At that time, the whole world was looking for temporary alternatives, and international rail transport was one of the advantageous solutions at that time.
In recent years, the demand for freight transportation has been increasing, especially the international railway transportation from Vietnam to China has received a lot of attention. It can be seen that the export of fresh agricultural products is most popular via the Dong Dang (Lang Son)-Bang Xiang (Guangxi) or Haiphong-Kaiwei (China) routes. developed.
Relying on the advantages of railway extension, Vietnam Railways cooperates with China Railway Logistics and Transportation Company to quickly resolve customs clearance procedures and promote the export of goods. It is convenient and fast to export through China through international railways.
Due to the large population and insufficient domestic food supply in China, the planting area and aquaculture area in China have decreased sharply, resulting in Vietnam becoming one of the largest commodity export markets. Vietnam, especially fresh produce.
Some products exported to China:
– Fruits and other fresh goods: watermelon, dragon fruit, banana, mango, tapioca starch. In addition, lychee, longan, rambutan, jackfruit and other commodities, but the quantity is small.
– Increased rice export production.
– Seafood products such as fish, shrimp, and squid also have many advantages and competitions.
To understand the market demand, today, February 25, Sino-Vietnam Sinotrans was honored to receive Shandong High-speed Qilu China-Europe Railway Express Qilu Operation Co., Ltd. to discuss the development direction of the basic and key points of the railway in Vietnam, and to help the development of Vietnam’s supply chain industry.
Sinotrans has been established in Vietnam for 12 years. Its main business sectors cover international supply chain, international freight forwarding, shipping agency, and professional logistics sector; railway transportation is one of the professional logistics sectors developed by Sinotrans Logistics. The railway transported by Sinotrans Sinotrans has exported goods from Shenlang to Anyuan to downlights to China, such as tires, bag packaging, coconut shells and other goods. However, because the railway sector is still a relatively new mode of transportation in Vietnam, the Chinese railway train and the Vietnamese railway train have not been fully connected. It is necessary to replace the international railway train at Anyuan Station, and there is a shortage of box resources. There is a lot of room for development in the railway transportation sector in Vietnam.
About Shandong Expressway Qilu China Railway Express Qilu Operation Co., Ltd. [Qilu]
Provincial China Railway Express Qilu unified operating platform
“Qilu” is the country’s first provincial-level China-Europe Railway Express Qilu unified operation platform led by the Shandong Provincial Development and Reform Commission and co-ordinated and operated by Shandong Hi-Speed Group.
On the morning of June 18, 2019, the first “Qilu” China-Europe train from Shandong to Southeast Asia departed from Yantai. The opening of the “Qilu” China-Europe Railway Express Qilu to Hanoi, Vietnam, is the first international train in the direction of Southeast Asia in Shandong Province’s China Railway China-Europe Railway Qilu program. The first train consisted of 41 carriages, loaded with goods such as household glass bottles, medical glass, electronic products and mechanical equipment.
Wang Kun, head of the Yantai Customs Logistics Monitoring Section, told reporters that the goods sent to Hanoi, Vietnam, have achieved point-to-point supply, and all the sources of goods are from local companies in the Yantai-Weizhou area, filling the gap in the south line of the Yantai International Train and strengthening Yantai’s manufacturing Influence and competitiveness in Southeast Asia.
It is understood that the block train has changed the original single line of goods from Yantai Port to Southeast Asia. It will leave the country from Pingxiang Port in Guangxi, and it will take no more than 10 days to reach Hanoi, which is more than half of the time compared with sea transportation. The goods will be delivered to ASEAN Countries, will radiate the entire Southeast Asia region.
According to Man Kun, head of the Yantai Branch of Shandong Hi-Speed Logistics Group, as of now, 478 trains of the China-Europe Railway Express Qilu have been operated in the province, far exceeding the total of last year. By the end of next month, Yantai will also open special trains from Yantai to Moscow, and from Yantai to Duisburg, Germany. After the opening of the three special trains from Yantai to Duisburg, it means that Yantai City has opened all the international lines in the province, and it is also the only city in the province with all lines.
In 2021, the number of China Railway Express (Qilu) will exceed 1,800, ranking firmly in the forefront of the country. Since the overall planning and integration in 2018, the China-Europe Express (Qilu) has operated more than 5,000 trains.
In 2022, a total of 2,057 China-Europe trains (Qilu) operated by the group will be issued. The shipment volume will hit a record high. The annual operation volume will increase by 10 times in 4 years.
The route covered by China Railway Express Qilu：
Japan & South Korea Land- Sea express
With the SCO demonstration Area as the connecting point, it extends to cover major ports of Japan & Korea, such as Osaka, Nagoya, Yokohama, Incheon & Busan. It matches the shipping schedule with the schedule of the Qliu express for the sea-rail intermodal transportation to provide professional solutions to entires logistics suplly chain for customers in China, Japan & South Korea.
Shandong- Europe Express
With Jinan and Linyl as a source assembly center, it leaves China through Erenhot port, pass through Mongolia, Russia, Belarus and Pland, and finally reach Hamburg, Germany, it can radiate throughout Europe, provides professional solutions to entire logistics supply chain. For customers in China and Europe
SCO Express
With the SCO demonstration Area as a source assemnly center, it can reach Cetral and Western Asia in the West through Khrorgos. And A’lashankou ports, Russia and Belarusin the north through Erenhot and Manzhouli ports, it provides professional solutions to entires logistics supply chain for customer in SCO countries.
Southeast Asia International freight train
With the Qingdao as the source assembly center respectively, through Manzhouli port in the northern line and Horgos port in the western life, it can reach Hamburg in Germany, Minsk in Belarus, Vilnius in Lithuania and others. With customers declation in the 9710/9810 mode, it provides a safe and efficient international logistics channel for cross-border e- commerce import and export enterprises
Railway Express+ Cold Chain
With the SCO demonstration Area as the source assembly center, equipped with 1000- litter self – generating freezers, it sends to Selyatino, Moscow, through Manzhouli Port on the north line and Khorgos Port on the West line to provide fast, stable and sustainable logistics solutions for total logistics for cold chain customers in Shandong province.
Operation route
North- route: from Shandong province, through Russia and Belarus, to Poland, Germany and other countries.
Mid- line: from Shandong province, through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan to Russia, Belarus and then to other Europe countries.
South- route: from Shandong province to Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries
3. Summary of the meeting
Understanding the pain points of the Vietnamese market, the two parties will conduct further investigations and develop comprehensive factors related to Vietnam’s railways, such as: development of trains, investment in containers, overall railway logistics solutions, and the round-trip cargo market, which will be the basic extension of the entire supply chain in the future.