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In the face of the severe impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the China-Europe express train continued its good development trend, running 15,000 trains throughout the year, transporting 1.46 million TEUs with a cargo value of 74.9 billion US dollars, achieving significant growth against the trend and effectively smoothing the Supply Chain in Asia and Europe with stable, reliable and efficient logistics services.
1. 2021 China-Europe Express
CDB achieved another success
The number of trips opened throughout the year reached a new high
"A thousand rows per month" became the norm
From an annual point of view, in 2021, in the face of the severe impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the China-Europe express train "went against the trend", and the number of trains once again broke the historical record, reaching 15,183 trains, an increase of 22% year-on-year, standing on the 15,000-train mark for the first time, breaking through the "10,000 trains" for two consecutive years. From a monthly point of view, from January to December 2021, it has achieved "thousands of columns per month", and since May 2020, it has opened more than 1,000 columns in a single month for 20 consecutive months. The annual peak occurred in June, when the number of rows opened reached 1386.
Market share continues to expand
Present a "hot" development situation
Affected by the frequent rebound of the epidemic, high maritime prices, insufficient air transport capacity, and poor road ports, sea, air and road transport goods continue to transfer to railways, and a large number of goods "flock" to China-Europe express trains. In 2021, the cargo and value of the China-Europe express train increased by 29% and 36% respectively year-on-year. The China-Europe express train market in the Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and other regions has developed rapidly. In this context, the current Orders in the China-Europe Express Transport Market have increased significantly, showing a "hot" development situation.
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The quality of service has steadily improved
The advantages of train transportation are obvious
From the perspective of heavy container rate, the comprehensive heavy container rate of China-Europe express trains to return in 2021 has stabilized at a high level, reaching 98.1% throughout the year, of which the outbound heavy container rate is 100%, the return heavy container rate is 95.7%, and the empty container problem is "never returned". From the perspective of balance, the return-to-return ratio of China-Europe express trains in 2021 reached 81.5%, an increase of 3.8 percentage points year-on-year, and the problem of unbalanced outbound and return trips was further improved. From the perspective of transportation timeliness, the average operating time of China-Europe express trains under the epidemic conditions is 20-25 days, which is more competitive than that of maritime transport.
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The expansion of the international market network has been accelerated
Demand for key countries has increased significantly
In 2021, the China-Europe express train will lay 78 operating lines, reaching 180 cities in 23 European countries, an increase of 2 countries and 88 cities compared with last year, and the number of cities reached has increased by 96%. The number of China-Europe trains with Russia, Poland, Germany, Belarus and the Netherlands ranks in the top 5. Among them, 6929 trains were opened between China and Russia, and the number of trains between China and Poland and China and Germany exceeded 2000.
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Domestic hub facilities have been continuously improved
The benefits of logistics agglomeration are fully demonstrated
In 2021, there will be a total of 68 cities in China that will operate China-Europe express trains. Among them, the number of trains in Chengdu, Xi'an and other five major China-Europe train assembly centers has increased steadily, reaching 8469 trains in 2021, transporting 803,000 TEUs of goods, accounting for 55.8% and 54.8% of the country respectively, and the logistics agglomeration effect is fully highlighted. In addition to the five major China-Europe train assembly centers, Changsha, Yiwu, Jinan, Shenyang, Suzhou, Wuhan 6 cities will achieve an average of more than 1 train per day in 2021.
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The transportation of epidemic prevention materials is smooth and stable
Building a "Bridge of Life" between China and Europe
In the case of the frequent rebound of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the China-Europe express train has maintained safe and stable operation, and the epidemic prevention materials produced in China have been continuously transported to European countries. In 2021, the China-Europe express train transported 4.23 million pieces and 29,000 tons of epidemic prevention materials, and a total of 13.62 million pieces and 105,000 tons of epidemic prevention materials were transported over the years, building a "bridge of life" between China and Europe.
Second, in 2022, the China-Europe express train is facing major development opportunities
The international economic and trade development environment is generally favorable.
The China-Europe express train is widely welcomed and highly anticipated by countries along the route. After years of development and this "epidemic test", the market value, economic significance and important role of the China-Europe express train have been widely recognized by the countries along the route, and have become an international trade channel jointly built and maintained by the countries along the route, and many new participating countries have expressed a strong willingness to deepen cooperation and share development, and the "circle of friends" of the China-Europe train has continued to expand. The trade in goods between China and the countries along the China-Europe express train has generally shown a steady growth trend, and economic and trade cooperation has developed steadily and continued to deepen. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, thanks to China's economic development and epidemic prevention and control to maintain a global leading position, China-EU trade has grown against the trend and repeatedly reached new highs, China has become the largest trading partner of the EU, China-Russia trade has achieved strong growth, and the trade volume between China and Central and Eastern European countries has exceeded 100 billion US dollars.
The international transport market has a lot of room for maneuver.
At present, the international supply chain is optimizing and reshaping on the basis of more resilience, efficiency and cost. As an important support for stabilizing the international supply chain, China-Europe express trains have become an indispensable part of the international trade and transportation system and will continue to play an important role. Driven by global environmental and climate governance and the green development of various countries, the ecological value and social benefits embodied in the green supply chain by the China-Europe express train relying on the advantages of energy conservation and environmental protection will also be favored by more market players. In response to the normalization of epidemic prevention and control, the China-Europe express train will still undertake a considerable amount of epidemic prevention materials. In addition, under the influence of the epidemic, the "home economy" and cross-border e-commerce will continue to maintain a rapid development trend, and further expand the scale of traditional advantageous goods such as FMCG and auto parts.
The domestic regional development pattern is positively blessed.
Under the guidance of the new round of western development strategy and relevant policies, some industries have shown a good gradient transfer trend from east to west, the all-round opening up of the central and western regions is good, the volume of foreign trade continues to grow, and the demand base for local sources of China-Europe express trains is becoming increasingly solid. The synergy and radiation driving force of regional economic development have gradually increased, which is conducive to optimizing the layout of China-Europe express trains and enhancing the economy of scale. Under the guidance of the country's major regional development strategy, regional economic ties are more smooth and closer, which plays a positive role in further promoting the construction of China-Europe express train assembly centers, optimizing the "hub-to-hub" network pattern, creating an efficient collection and transportation system, and condensing regional development synergies.
Third, promote the high-quality development of China-Europe express trains to a new level
The China-Europe Express is the flagship project and star brand of the "Belt and Road" jointly built, and it is of great significance and glorious mission to do a good job in the work of the China-Europe Express. We will continue to implement the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, focus on the theme of high-quality development, focus on the main line of "consolidating stability and upgrading", and make every effort to promote the safe and stable operation of China-Europe express trains.
Efforts will be made to strengthen the facility support capacity of China-Europe express trains.
Deeply implement the "1+N+X" policy system for China-Europe express trains. Focusing on bottleneck sections and congestion ports, we will actively promote the upgrading and transformation of the "card neck" section of the West, Central and Eastern Passages of the China-Europe Express, vigorously expand the operation of new channels with Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, West Asia, Southeast Asia and other countries, and accelerate the expansion and transformation of key port stations such as Alashankou, Erenhot and Manzhouli. Vigorously promote the construction of demonstration projects for The China-Europe Express Assembly Center, accelerate the improvement of the comprehensive service capacity of hub nodes, promote the intensive and efficient development of infrastructure, enhance the role of radiation and driving, and promote the transformation of China-Europe express trains from "point-to-point" to "hub-to-hub".
Efforts will be made to improve the quality and efficiency of China-Europe express trains.
Continue to optimize the transportation organization, vigorously expand the source of return goods, and promote the intensive and efficient use of transportation resources. Effectively strengthen brand management, build brand image and enrich brand connotation from many aspects such as operational efficiency, service quality, innovation ability, brand culture, etc., and further enhance the popularity and influence of China-Europe trains. Continuously optimize the customs clearance process and shorten the customs clearance time. Adhere to the quality first, efficiency priority, accelerate the improvement of the quality-oriented assessment and evaluation system, give full play to the role of the "baton", and tilt more transportation resources to enterprises and lines with good quality in cd-rim.
Efforts will be made to enhance the momentum for the sustainable development of China-Europe express trains.
Accelerate the construction of China-Europe express train information platforms and smart ports, and strive to create "digital trains" and "smart trains". Innovate service models, improve multimodal transport services, promote the linkage development of China-Europe express trains with Silk Road shipping, and the new land and sea corridors in the west, and create "high-quality trains" and "customized trains". Fully excavate the rich cultural and historical resources of countries and regions along the route, and when the conditions are ripe, explore the opening of "humanistic trains" and "tourist trains". Actively explore the "integration of transport and trade", and directly cooperate with manufacturers and traders in countries along the "Belt and Road" to further enhance added value and profitability.
Efforts will be made to build an international cooperation network for China-Europe express trains.
Steadily promote intergovernmental cooperation among countries along the Belt and Road, pay close attention to docking countries with strong willingness to build with China, and expand the international cooperation network of China-Europe express trains. Continue to make good use of the international cooperation platform of the China-Europe Express Transport Joint Working Group, strengthen communication and coordination in terms of transport organization, tariff coordination, and line expansion, and maintain, build and operate the unified brand of China-Europe express trains. Combined with important time nodes, we will coordinate and strengthen the publicity of China-Europe express trains and tell the story of China-Europe trains.
Efforts should be made to prevent and control the operation risks of China-Europe express trains.
Coordinate the prevention and control of the epidemic and the opening of China-Europe express trains, and further improve emergency response capabilities. Improve safety risk assessment and monitoring and early warning mechanisms, closely communicate with relevant departments of countries along the Route, and timely release safety early warning information on the operation of China-Europe express trains. Make good use of the law enforcement and safety cooperation consultation mechanism of countries along the China-Europe express train, strengthen the construction of a safe transport technology system, guide enterprises to improve the "trinity" security measures of civil air defense, material defense and technical defense, and provide a strong guarantee for the safe and stable operation of china-Europe express trains.
Source: China Belt and Road Network