With the optimization and adjustment of epidemic prevention and control measures, many foreign trade enterprises have seen a surge in recent orders, and the volume of Trans-Eurasia Logistics and sea rail intermodal transport has increased significantly. To ensure the timeliness of enterprises' export goods, the railway department efficiently organizes transportation services and helps more export goods "run quickly" overseas.

Entering the Zaozhuang inland port in Xuecheng District, Zaozhuang, Shandong Province, a train full of goods is leaving. Zhou Xueliang, the person in charge of inland port operation, told the reporter that the train was loaded with cat litter, tires and other products produced by local enterprises, which were shipped to Qingdao Port before being exported to EU countries. Since this year, the staff in the station have been working hard.

Zaozhuang is located in the inland, and the biggest bottleneck of enterprise export is logistics inconvenience. The local government has explored the "land sea linkage, sea rail direct transportation" model, and moved the "sea outlet" to the "doorstep" by building an inland port. In 2022, the overall operation of Zaozhuang Inland Port achieved an upward trend against the trend, and in 2023, the freight volume continued to grow rapidly. "Zhou Xueliang said that the current export of goods through Zaozhuang Inland Port has more than doubled compared to the same period in previous years.

Behindthe increase in export orders and significant growth in freight volume of enterprises is the high demand for transportation efficiency. Heze Shengqing Food Co., Ltd., located in Caoxian, Shandong Province, sells products such as asparagus and canned fruits and vegetables in the top 25 supermarkets worldwide. Recently, the company received a large order from Europe.

Canned products can be shipped 'out to sea', which not only saves transportation costs but also considers timeliness. "Tang Linglin, the general manager of Heze Shengqing Food Co., Ltd., said that due to the use of sea rail intermodal transportation, the export time needs to be compressed, which greatly tests the efficiency of all aspects of transportation. Once the time is exceeded, there will be demurrage fees and loss of space fees.

Cross border trade is actually the relay of logistics. If export goods are delayed in arriving at the port, it will bring economic losses and reputational impact to the enterprise. The railway department will do its best to ensure efficient connection of all transportation links. "Duan Qingliang, Deputy Director of the Freight Department of China Railway Jinan Bureau, said that the railway department and Shandong Port Group have established a special team for sea rail intermodal transportation work, and regularly organize work promotion meetings involving railways, ports, and customers, Streamlined up various links such as empty container consolidation, railway loading, cargo inspection, and customs inspection, helping enterprises complete transportation as soon as possible within the specified time and saving logistics costs.

In addition to sea rail intermodal transport, a number of export enterprises have taken advantage of the transport efficiency of Trans-Eurasia Logistics to quickly transport goods to European countries. "Fast, safe and stable, these factors are crucial to the export of enterprises. Trans-Eurasia Logistics not only has stable transportation, but also has a time efficiency that is two thirds shorter than that of sea transportation." Kan Bin, head of overseas transportation business of Jinan Bond Laser Co., Ltd., said that the reduction of transportation time has improved the turnover rate of enterprise goods, especially the rapid growth of recent orders, which makes enterprises more determined to choose scheduled transportation.

At Dongjiazhen Station, the departure station of Trans-Eurasia Logistics in Jinan, the railway department actively solved the two major problems of "difficult to load" and "slow loading" of large goods. Dongjia Town Station freight forwarder Sun Bo told reporters that taking Bond Laser's laser engraving machines, laser cutting machines, and other equipment as examples, the railway department organized a loading and reinforcement team to customize the packing plan for equipment with large single weight and long single length by increasing the contact surface and making steel structure frames. The packing time can be reduced by 4 to 6 hours.

According to statistics, in 2022, China Trans-Eurasia Logistics will run 16562 trains and transport 1.614 million TEUs, up 9% and 10% respectively year on year. Among them, the number of Trans-Eurasia Logistics trains such as "Chengyu", "Chang'an" and "Qilu" will exceed 2000, with the highest number of more than 5000 trains, playing an important role in stabilizing the international supply chain industry chain and promoting the steady growth of trade between China and Europe along the line.

The intensive and efficient transportation organization model has profound significance for both coastal cities and inland areas. Ge Jintian, director of the Shandong Logistics Development Research Center, said that the railway department is continuously improving transportation efficiency, helping enterprises compress transportation time, save logistics costs, and promote foreign trade to accelerate during the current critical period when the export situation of enterprises is constantly improving.