Two-way freight train from Qingdao to Mannheim opens
2 years, 10 months ago

Two-way freight train from Qingdao to Mannheim opens

China Daily  

The Trans-Eurasia-Express, which runs between Qingdao and Mannheim, Germany, was opened on Feb 18 in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province. A train, carrying 100 twenty-foot equivalent units of chemical raw materials, vehicle parts, daily necessities and other goods worth about $2.5 million, left from the Multimodal Transport Center at the SCO demonstration zone. Customs officials inspect the international freight train heading for Mannheim, Germany in Qingdao. The two-way freight train line crosses the Eurasian continent for more than 10,000 kilometers, traveling through China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, and Germany. On Feb 18, Qingdao hosts a launch ceremony for the Qingdao-Mannheim two-way freight train.

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China-Europe freight trains reach 100,000
1 month, 1 week ago

China-Europe freight trains reach 100,000

China Daily  

At 10:20 am on Friday, the X8083 train, traveling from Chongqing to Duisburg, Germany, departed from the Tuanjiecun Station in Chongqing, becoming the 100,000th China-Europe freight train service. "The China-Europe freight train service offers a perfect balance of speed, cost, and reliability," Liu said. The network of the China-Europe freight train service has expanded rapidly from its initial routes into …

Qingdao operates 262 China-Europe freight trains in Jan-April period
7 months ago

Qingdao operates 262 China-Europe freight trains in Jan-April period

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From January to April this year, Qingdao, Shandong province handled 262 China-Europe freight train trips. From January to April this year, Qingdao, Shandong province handled 262 China-Europe freight train journeys. Since March this year, the China-Europe freight trains have been running steadily from the China-SCO demonstration zone to Budapest, Hungary, with a fixed schedule every Thursday. Sun Songtao, vice-president of …

China-Europe freight train trips surge in Qingdao
1 year, 4 months ago

China-Europe freight train trips surge in Qingdao

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Customs officers inspect a China-Europe freight train in Qingdao. In the first seven months of the year, the China-Europe freight train service made 625 trips from the port city of Qingdao in East China's Shandong province, up 30.5 percent year-on-year, according to official statistics. Local authorities said that the strong demand for cross-border goods in the post-pandemic era, as well …

China-Europe freight train trips surge in Qingdao
1 year, 4 months ago

China-Europe freight train trips surge in Qingdao

China Daily  

Customs officers inspect a China-Europe freight train in Qingdao. In the first seven months of the year, the China-Europe freight train service made 625 trips from the port city of Qingdao in East China's Shandong province, up 30.5 percent year-on-year, according to official statistics. Local authorities said that the strong demand for cross-border goods in the post-pandemic era, as well …

China-Europe train traffic soars in Qingdao SCO zone
2 years ago

China-Europe train traffic soars in Qingdao SCO zone

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Customs officers inspect a China-Europe freight train in Qingdao, Shandong province. The total number of China-Europe freight train trips operated by a multimodal transport center in Qingdao, Shandong province, in the first 11 months of this year rose by 33.4 percent year-on-year to 699, playing a significant role in stabilizing supply chains and foreign trade, said local customs officers. The …

Qingdao opens China-Europe freight train service to Samarkand, Uzbekistan
2 years, 2 months ago

Qingdao opens China-Europe freight train service to Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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The China-Europe freight train linking the China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Area in Qingdao and Samarkand, Uzbekistan made its maiden trip on Sept 28. Since its first China-Europe freight train route was launched in 2018, the Qingdao SCO zone has handled nearly 2,000 international freight trains, including 523 China-Europe freight trains in the first eight months of this …

China-Europe freight train service booms in Qingdao SCO zone
2 years, 5 months ago

China-Europe freight train service booms in Qingdao SCO zone

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The inaugural ceremony of the China-Europe freight train from Qingdao to Mannheim in Germany, which launched on Feb 18. CHEN XINGHUA/FOR CHINA DAILY In the first half of this year, the China-Europe freight train service continued to grow rapidly in the China-SCO demonstration zone, with 430 trains running in total, up 44.8 percent year-on-year. Loaded with plates, grain, mineral products, …

China-Europe trains have boosted investment and trade across Eurasia
3 years, 4 months ago

China-Europe trains have boosted investment and trade across Eurasia

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A China-Europe Railway Express freight train departs from Dongguan, Guangdong province, for Moscow in January. Editor's Note: Better infrastructure connectivity including the Belt and Road Initiative, especially the China-Europe rail freight network, has played a big role in China becoming the top foreign direct investment destination as well as the top source of outward foreign direct investment in the world, …

Shandong launches cross-border e-commerce train services
3 years, 5 months ago

Shandong launches cross-border e-commerce train services

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A Qilu Eurasian freight train loaded with cross-border e-commerce goods departed from the Qingdao multimodal transportation center on June 25 for Minsk, Belarus, making it the first special cross-border e-commerce train in Shandong province. A Qilu Eurasian freight train loaded with cross-border e-commerce goods departs from the Qingdao multimodal transportation center on June 25 for Minsk, Belarus. According to Qingdao …

Shandong Eurasian freight trains expand service area
3 years, 8 months ago

Shandong Eurasian freight trains expand service area

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The first Helsinki-Qingdao Eurasian freight train returned to the Qingdao multimodal transportation center on April 6, as Qilu Eurasian freight trains have expanded service to the Nordic region, local media reported. The first Helsinki-Qingdao Eurasian freight train returns to the Qingdao multimodal transportation center on April 6. Qilu Eurasian freight trains, which are operated by Shandong Hi-Speed Group, made 380 …

Eurasian freight train trips in Qingdao surge in 2020
3 years, 10 months ago

Eurasian freight train trips in Qingdao surge in 2020

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There were 982 freight train trips between Qingdao, Shandong province and Eurasia in 2020, a 43.8 percent year-on-year increase. Amid the downturn in global trade and investment, Qingdao customs has been ramping up efforts to promote the resumption of sustainable supply chains and support the development of logistics channels such as the China-Europe freight trains and inland ports. "We have …

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