📋 Tender Overview
A few days ago, accompanied by bursts of whistles, the "Zhengzhou-Ningbo-UK" sea-rail direct freight train carrying 23 tons of thermal paper departed from Putian Station in Zhengzhou, Henan, and headed for Ningbo Zhoushan Port, and then directly loaded and shipped to the UK. This is the first time that Henan Province has shipped goods through Ningbo Zhoushan Port, and it is also the second "sea-rail direct transport" route opened in Henan Province, marking a new expansion of the "sea-rail direct transport" model in the coastal ports of East China. "This batch of goods can complete all customs procedures in Zhengzhou through the 'sea-rail direct transport' model, and it is expected to save more than 20% of port detention costs and logistics costs." Chen Songtao, business manager of Henan Huahong Logistics Co., Ltd., said. Recently, at the 137th Canton Fair, the heads of many foreign trade companies such as Luoyang North Yichu Motorcycle Co., Ltd. and Henan Hesu Industrial Co., Ltd. also said that the "sea-rail direct transport" model provides a more efficient logistics and transportation solution for foreign trade companies, which helps companies to further reduce costs, improve quality and increase efficiency. The "sea-rail direct transport" model integrates rail transport and maritime transport resources to achieve seamless customs clearance of the entire process of "getting on the train and getting on the ship". Since the "sea-rail direct transport" model was implemented in Henan, more than 1,000 tons of goods have been shipped to many countries including Italy, Greece, Canada, Thailand, etc. The goods categories include aluminum foil products, leather products, cars and auto parts, etc., which has opened up an efficient path for Henan's characteristic industries to go overseas and helped local companies to connect with the international market at a lower cost. In the next step, Zhengzhou Station Customs will continue to deepen the collaborative linkage mechanism with coastal ports such as Ningbo, continue to optimize the supervision process, and promote the "sea-rail direct transport" model to extend to more coastal ports and business categories, helping to improve the quality and efficiency of the "Yangtze River to the Sea" international logistics channel, and inject stronger momentum into the expansion of high-level opening up in the inland.
