China-Europe freight trains provide a reliable choice in global logistics, thanks to their safety, stability and efficiency
Thirteen containers of semi-finished LED televisions produced by Admiral Overseas Corporation’s factory in Xiamen, Fujian Province, got trapped in the logjam of the Suez Canal in late March.
The televisions were scheduled to arrive in Istanbul by mid-April but the blockage made their arrival date uncertain. Even though the canal was cleared on March 29, it was estimated it would take about two weeks for the traffic to go back to normal. On April 6, traffic slowed down again as an oil tanker faced engine trouble.
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China-Europe freight train steady pillar for cross-border transport in hard times By GT staff reporters Published: Mar 08, 2021 06:12 PM
China-EU freight train, carrying juice, plastic products and daily necessities, pulls out of the station at Xi an, Northwest China s Shaanxi Province, heading to Khorgas in Northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on February 22. Photo: cnsphoto
Driven by a resilient global demand for Chinese goods ranging from personal protective equipment (PPE) to home appliances, China-Europe freight trains, which have become a pillar for the trade for countries along the Belt and Road when other transports were disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak, have seen record growth in the early two months of the year.
By Ma Miaomiao · 2020-08-21 · Source: NO.35 AUGUST 27, 2020
The last batch of 500-meter rails were laid down on August 17 for a high-speed intercity railway linking Beijing and Xiongan New Area in neighboring Hebei Province in north China, marking the beginning of the countdown to the line s full operation.
A key project for the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Beijing-Xiongan high-speed intercity railway is expected to come into full operation by the end of the year, shortening the travel time between Beijing and Xiongan from the current two hours to about one hour.
This is a microcosm of China s recent blueprint to build a modern railway network, where commutes within cities will be limited to one hour by 2035. The upgraded travel system will also limit commutes within city clusters to two hours and between neighboring provincial capitals or city clusters to three hours.