Xi’an, China News Agency, November 15, carrying new energy products of the China-European Union train Chang’an, 15 from Xi’an International Port Station departed, will be sailing to Ningbo Zhoushan Port, Ningbo Zhoushan Port transit, to the main ports in Europe and Southeast Asia for distribution. This marks the start of the “Silk Road Shipping” new energy products special train from Xi’an International Port to Ningbo Zhoushan Port.
It is reported that sea-rail intermodal transport, as one of the transport modes to optimise the transport structure of ports and improve the capacity of port consolidation and evacuation, has gradually become a mode of transport that is generally concerned and prioritised globally.2023 From January to October, the sea-rail intermodal transport from Xi’an to Zhoushan Port of Ningbo was completed at 7,934 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 198.5 per cent.
On the same day, Xi’an Free Trade Port Construction and Operation Co. signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Ningbo Port Railway Co. The two sides will give full play to their brands and customer resources in port integrated logistics, as well as the Chinese-European liner road network, capacity and other advantageous resources, to jointly establish a comprehensive strategic partnership, and continuously expand the scale of the sea-rail intermodal logistics channel of Xi’an International Port-Ningbo Zhoushan Port.
”This move opens up ‘new arteries’ for the cooperation between Xi’an and Ningbo, injects ‘new energy’ for the expansion of the logistics network, and provides ‘new platforms’ for the business flow and logistics between the coastal area and the inland area. new platform’.” Ni Yanbo, member of the Party committee and deputy general manager of Zhejiang Seaport Group, said he would join hands with Xi’an Port to contribute to the construction of a new development pattern with the domestic general circulation as the main body and the domestic and international double circulation promoting each other.
In the past ten years since the initiative of “One Belt, One Road” was put forward, Xi’an International Port Area, as the main force for Xi’an to build a highland for inland reform and opening up, has taken the goal of “constructing a world-class inland port and building a core hub of ‘double cycle'” as its goal. With the goal of “building a world-class inland port and a ‘double-cycle’ core hub”, the zone has made every effort to accelerate the construction of the Xi’an Gathering Centre of the China-European Union (CEU) liner, and initially constructed an international trade channel with low cost, high efficiency and excellent service. At present, the port function area of China-European Union Train Xi’an Gathering and Settlement Centre has been basically completed.
Xi’an International Port Area Party Committee members, Xi’an Comprehensive Bonded Area Management Committee, full-time deputy director of the Wang movement, Xi’an Ningbo “two ports” linkage, will carry out in-depth cooperation in the land and sea intermodal liner, to promote the sea-railway intermodal transport high-frequency opening, high-quality development.
