At the beginning of the new year, China-Europe Express train started to run steadily and smoothly. We have the highly expectation for 2023.
Looking back to 2022, the volatile global situation and sluggish economic recovery did mot weaken the operation of the China-Europe freight train and the import and export freight volume has
increased against the trend. The number of inbound and outbound charter trains from the “East”, “China” and “West” channels has continuously broken new historical records. According to the statistics, the number of China- Europe (Central Asia) trains passing through Alashankou in the year exceeded 6000, the number passing through Khorgos in the year exceeded 7000, Manzhouli exceeded 4500, and Erenhot exceeded 2000.
At the same time, the network of China- Europe regular trains has been expanding. As of November 2022, 86 transport routes have been opened, reaching
196 cities in 24 countries.
Among these,
China-Europe Freight train (Chang’an) has exceeded 4600 trains, China-Europe freight train (Chengdu Chongqing) has exceeded 5000 trains, China-Europe Express (Zhengzhou) has exceeded 1500 trains, China-Europe Express (Oilu) has exceeded 2057 trains, China-Europe Express (Hefei) has exceeded 768 trains, China-Europe Express (Shijiazhuang) has exceeded 500 trains, and China Europe-Express (Wuhan) has exceeded 539 trains.
On January 1, 2023, the first New Year trains left their departures one after another. Due to the severe cold weather, the transshipment at the port is blocked to some degree. Taking Ganzhou-Moscow train (leaving via Erenhot) as an example, the full T/T turns out to exceed 30 days . However, the scheduled services from Xian, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang and other major terminals remains stable. It only took
13-15days for the train to travel from Xian to Moscow and St. Petersburg. In addition, the amount of goods collected in South China has increased greatly, according to the insiders, and the shippers are suggested to set aside 7-10 days ahead of ETD.
At present, the rail freight market has entered the peak season before the Spring Festival. The spaces in January are basically sold out, and freight forwarders are hoarding goods to be shipped in February. After the New Year’s holiday, domestic trucking price and container leasing prices have risen to varying degrees.
With the arrival of the Spring Festival, the growth of passenger trains is expected to violate the frequency of freight train and price of freight market.
At the same time, Russia Railway issued a notice that the freight rate of overseas section will be increased again, up 10.16%, since January 1, 2023.
China Railway requires that from January 1, 2023, a China-Europe freight train can only be shipped when it is loaded with 55 containers. The General Administration of Customs issued a notice that from January 8, all measures such as nucleic acid monitoring and detection for novel coronavirus of cold chain food will be cancelled. The impact of all these adjustments of policies on the railway freight market in the new year needs to be further observed in the new year.
China-Europe railway express has come through another extraordinary year and set many records.
We have full confidence and expectation for 2023. Let’s look forward to it.
