With the continuous expansion and deepening of international trade, the flow of goods between countries is increasing, and railway transportation, as an important international mode of transportation of goods, has unique advantages. Understanding its characteristics is of great significance for optimizing international trade railway transportation, improving transportation efficiency and service quality. So, let's learn about the characteristics of international trade railway transportation together.
A. Timeliness and stability
In terms of logistics efficiency, railway transportation is much slower than air transportation. Taking China-Europe Railway Express as an example, overall delivery time is around 20-40 days, while air transportation generally takes around 7-20 days. Commercial express air transportation can take about 3 to 7 days, and overall efficiency is much higher than railway transportation. However, compared to sea transportation, overall efficiency of railway transportation is faster, with a European sea transportation time of 30-50 days. However, in terms of stability, due to the continuity of transportation modes and mature transportation network, high punctuality rate and strong timeliness stability of railway transportation are basically caused by delivery at the end.
B. Transportation cost
Among the characteristics of international trade railway transportation, the cost of railway infrastructure construction is high, but transportation cost is low. In addition, carrying capacity is large, and average freight rate per KG is relatively low.
C. Carrying capacity
International railway transportation has a wide range of carrying weights and types of goods, and can handle goods weighing less than 2kg or over 500kg in weight. It transports three types of goods, namely whole vehicle goods, ordinary goods and containers.
D. Accessible by postal communication
The postal coverage of international railway transportation is relatively small. According to current intercontinental railway transportation lines, they mainly arrive in European countries, such as Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, etc. The postal coverage is relatively small. On the contrary, air freight logistics has a wide range of postal coverage, which can basically arrive in more than 220 countries and regions around the world.
E. Security
There are few transfers in railway transportation, and they usually only need to be handed over to the end logistics service provider upon arrival at the destination. There are few transfers, and the goods do not need to be scanned, stored, or sorted multiple times. The loss rate, damage rate, and loss rate are relatively low. In addition, railway transportation has a strong ability to resist natural disaster risks and is less affected, so overall, its security is relatively high.
The above is the characteristics of international trade railway transportation. With the advancement of globalization and continuous technological innovation, international trade railway transportation will continue to play an important role and is expected to achieve greater development. Governments and enterprises of various countries should strengthen cooperation to jointly promote the development of international trade railway transportation and provide more convenient and efficient services for global trade.