Could railway transportation be twice as fast as maritime shipping?

"From Suqian to Europe, could railway transportation be twice as fast as maritime shipping?" Mr. Zhang recently completed an urgent order through railway import and export agency, with a cost savings of 15%. With the in-depth promotion of the "Belt and Road Initiative", Suqian, a hub city in northern Jiangsu, is becoming a new choice for foreign trade enterprises. This article will disassemble the operation code of railway import and export agency and reveal how to leverage this "iron silk road" to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

Compared with traditional maritime shipping, railway transportation has both time limit and cost advantages. After the normalization of China-Europe freight trains, the transportation time from Suqian to Hamburg is stable at 18-22 days, saving 10-15 days compared with maritime shipping. For high-value-added goods such as electronic products and mechanical equipment, railway agencies can provide more precise temperature control and anti-shock solutions.

• Time limit advantage: 30%-50% faster than maritime shipping
• Cost control: Freight is only 1/5 of air freight
• Green channel: Enjoy the preferential policy of priority inspection by the customs

A professional railway import and export agency needs to have full-chain service capabilities. Ms. Li's textile enterprise achieved full-process control from the Suqian factory to the Polish warehouse through the "door-to-door" service of "Zhongshitong":

• Document expert: Handle 12 types of documents such as railway waybills and certificates of origin
• Customs steward: Declare in advance + intelligent classification to reduce inspection rates
• Emergency response: Solve port emergencies within 72 hours

A medical device enterprise changed the goods originally exported through Shanghai Port to be shipped from Suqian railway port through the "railway + road" multimodal transport solution:

• Domestic section transportation was shortened by 200 kilometers
• Utilize the policy of free storage period for railway containers
• Declare the "railway fast customs clearance" mode

With the application of blockchain technology, it is now possible to view the location and temperature and humidity data of goods in real-time through a mobile APP. Some agency companies have begun to provide:

• AI freight rate prediction system
• Intelligent cargo volume matching platform
• Electronic letter of credit financing service