On May 25th, a batch of fresh mangosteens imported from Thailand and transported via the China-Laos Railway (Vientiane-Chengdu) arrived at Sichuan Yurun International Agricultural Products Trading Center.
□Yang Liu Sichuan Daily All-Media Reporter Chen Hao Wu Yafei Text/Picture
On May 25th, Sichuan Yurun International Agricultural Products Trading Center located in Mengyang Street, Pengzhou City was full of traffic. A batch of fresh mangosteens imported from Thailand and transported via the China-Laos Railway (Vientiane-Chengdu) were unpacked here. This is the first time that Chengdu International Railway Express has provided imported fruits with 'door-to-door' fruit cold chain transportation services for merchants in Mengyang Market.
On the same day, the opening ceremony of the 'Southeast Asia-Mengyang' special line of the Chengdu International Train was held in Mengyang Street. One end of this special line connects Southeast Asia, which is rich in fruit, and the other end connects to my country's important fruit and vegetable trading distribution center.
What will the opening of the 'Southeast Asia-Mengyang' special line bring?
Transportation timeliness improvement
From road transportation to road-rail combined transportation, the time is shortened by at least 1 day
Sichuan Yurun International Agricultural Products Trading Center is a national-level professional vegetable and fruit wholesale market, with a daily trading volume of 15,000 tons of fruits and vegetables, of which about 430 tons are imported fruits, such as durian, mangosteen, longan, dragon fruit, jackfruit, litchi etc. from Southeast Asia, accounting for 90%.
In the past, merchants here generally used road transportation to import fruits and vegetables from Southeast Asia. Now, Chengdu International Railway Express Co., Ltd. has tailored a train product for Sichuan Yurun International Agricultural Products Trading Center—Chengdu International Train 'Southeast Asia-Mengyang 'Dedicated line.
This special line adopts the mode of public-rail combined transportation, providing 'door-to-door' fruit cold chain transportation service, starting from Chanthaburi, Thailand, changing railways at Vientiane South Station, Laos, and arriving at Mohan via the 'Lanmei Express Line' of the China-Laos Railway After entering the port, the Chengdu-Kunming Railway will arrive at the Chengdu International Railway Port, and then it will be transported by road to Mengyang, Pengzhou. The whole process will be transported directly from the place of production to the market by means of 'road + railway + railway + road'.
'To be precise, the entire transportation took 115 hours, less than 5 days.' Li Junfeng, deputy general manager of Chengdu International Railway Express Co., Ltd., said that the road-rail combined transportation time was shortened by at least one day compared with the previous road transportation.
Higher security and stability
Get through customs clearance, customs clearance and other links and accurately control temperature
The timeliness of transportation is improved, and the safety and stability are also higher. According to Wu Jun, general manager of Sichuan Yurun International Agricultural Products Trading Center, most of the distance of this special line is completed by railway transportation, 'avoiding time delays and losses caused by factors such as weather, road conditions, and customs clearance in the past road transportation mode, and it is more stable. Safety and safety, which greatly guarantee the freshness of the fruit.'
Freshness also benefits from the precise service of fruit cold chain transport trains. 'For tropical fruits such as mangosteen and durian, which require high precision in storage temperature, the train uses oil-electric dual-purpose refrigerators to ensure the accuracy of temperature control. During transportation, the temperature is controlled within 3 degrees Celsius up and down.' Li Junfeng introduced.
In order to promote the import of fruits from Southeast Asia, Chengdu International Railway Express Co., Ltd. accurately connects with local customers in Mengyang, develops transportation plans, and handles customs clearance, customs clearance, booking, trailers, storage management and other links. At the same time, give full play to the functions of the Laos Vientiane Transportation Control Center for the Chengdu International Railway Express, carry out full-process monitoring and information traceability, and provide effective guarantees in terms of full-process transportation organization, port customs clearance efficiency, mid-way supply, and information tracking.
'Next month, we will import a batch of durians from Southeast Asia through a special line.' Jin Jiawei, a contracted merchant of Chengdu International Railway Express Co., Ltd. and general manager of Chongqing Yujia Fruit Co., Ltd., said that it is expected to save 30% of the transportation compared with the original road transportation method. cost.
Industrial linkage mode opened
Aiming at the coordinated development of 'Lingang Commerce + Manufacturing + Logistics'
The 'Southeast Asia-Mengyang' special line has become another convenient way for Southeast Asian fruits to enter the Chinese market.
What will this special line bring? 'Relying on Chengdu International Railway Express, Qingbaijiang Area, a key area of Chengdu International Inland Port, is accelerating cooperation with Pengzhou Area, connecting production and sales areas, and realizing resource sharing, open cooperation, and win-win outcomes for all parties.' Director of Chengdu International Railway Express Co., Ltd. Chief Minister Chen Zejun said that at the same time, the Chengdu International Train has taken the initiative to integrate into the construction of the southbound channel, and the 'Southeast Asia-Mengyang' special line will help the construction of Chengdu's national backbone cold chain logistics base.
The Chengdu International Inland Port Key Area is one of the 24 key areas of Chengdu's 'Three Excellence and Strength'. With the Qingbaijiang Area as the main area and the Pengzhou Area as the supplement, it is aiming at the coordinated development of 'Lingang Commerce + Manufacturing + Logistics' and accelerating Create a new highland for inland opening up. The official opening of the 'Southeast Asia-Mengyang' special line will further deepen the coordinated development of the 'main and auxiliary hubs', help Mengyang build an integrated production and marketing supply chain for Southeast Asian fruit imports, and help Chengdu International Land Port Pengzhou Area to build southwestern inland Southeast Asian fruit and vegetable imports frontier market.
On the same day, Qingbaijiang District of Chengdu City and Pengzhou City signed a strategic cooperation agreement on coordinated development of Chengdu International Land Port. Collaboration, public service sharing, policy coordination and other aspects of cooperation will help the key areas of Chengdu International Land Port to become better and stronger. In terms of industrial chain cooperation, the Qingbaijiang area focuses on the development of international supply chains, providing integrated services such as international transportation, port customs clearance, and commercial services. The Pengzhou area focuses on building an agricultural product and food supply system that serves Chengdu and Chongqing and radiates southwest. The two places will start industrial linkage The model will comprehensively promote the clustering of manufacturing, service and modern agriculture clusters near the port.
Du Jinyou, director of the Chengdu Port and Logistics Office, said that after the cooperation between Qingpeng and Pengcheng, they will give full play to the advantages of Chengdu International Railway Port in channel interconnection, hub distribution, and platform empowerment, strengthen the level of two-way cargo source organization, and optimize transportation resources. Supply, and continuously improve the channel's global radiation capabilities.
Source: Sichuan Daily