As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, what is the impact of the China-Europe express train? Sino-Russian sea container program is included→

The Russo-Ukrainian War has led to an increase in the cost of international trade and transportation

In the past ten days since the Conflict between Russia and Ukraine on February 24, the world has felt a strong "resonance" with the heavy sanctions imposed by the West on Russia: the stock market has plummeted, oil prices have soared, food prices have risen, metal and mineral prices have soared, and supply chains have become more disordered.

The fighting, sanctions and counter-sanctions have affected many areas of the global economy. Xu Mingqi, a distinguished researcher at the Shanghai Institute of International Finance and Economics, said this would lead to further disruption of the global supply chain and push up prices and exacerbate high inflation. He estimated that Russian and Ukrainian agricultural production may not be directly affected by military conflicts, but the cost of warehousing and transportation and international trade will rise sharply.

Due to the important geographical positions of Russia and Ukraine in Eurasia, many countries are concerned about the latest developments in logistics and supply chains, including China-Europe express trains. It is understood that the current China-Europe train through Ukraine has been suspended, and the train through Russia is still operating normally.

China-Russia trains continue to promote international trade exchanges and cooperation

Since the beginning of this year, the data of international shipping has confirmed the rapid development of Sino-Russian trade exchanges and cooperation. In January 2022, Zhoushan Customs supervised a total of 12,058 TEUs of Containers in the Russian direction at the Yongzhou Container Terminal of Ningbo Zhoushan Port, an increase of 17.1% year-on-year. An assistant with experience in the operation of a container terminal in Ningbo Zhoushan Port said: "There are more and more routes from Yongzhou Container Terminal to Russia, and 9 of the current 19 routes lead to Russia. ”

The route of the China-Europe Express

In order to allow import and export commodities to quickly clear customs and create a high-quality business environment, Chongqing, which is strategically positioned at the junction of the "Belt and Road" and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, has taken the lead in implementing the China-Europe express railway rapid customs clearance mode, which takes an average reduction of more than 4 hours in the operation of the train, opens up a fast customs clearance channel for exports of laptop products, imported plates and other commodities to Russia, and sets up a special yard for Russian imported plates to effectively compress the time of cargo detention.

On February 7, the "New Vision" cargo ship loaded with 68,000 tons of liquefied natural gas docked at the Dalian LNG receiving station, and the customs officer of Beiliang Port boarded for inspection and quarantine sampling at the first time, and the batch of LNG was quickly cleared. This is the second batch of LNG cargo imported from Russia that the customs has supervised this year.

China-Europe Express

How did the China-Europe express train respond to the War between Russia and Ukraine?

At present, the China-Europe express train has three main operating lines in the west, china and the east, of which the western route departs from Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi'an and other central and western cities, and the western route departs through Alashankou and Khorgos ports. After leaving Xinjiang, the train usually passes through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland and other countries to continue to Europe.

Jiangxi Ganzhou International Dry Port recently revealed that the Ganzhou International Port Station - Alashankou - Zakhoni (Southern Ukrainian Line) - Budapest Train, which was shipped on February 18, was temporarily diverted to Alashankou - Malaszević (Belarus - Poland North Line) - Budapest. Rail Cargo Group, a freight subsidiary of Austrian Railways, said that rail freight to and from China could choose to arrive in Austria via Belarus or Turkey without further impact.

However, the situation in Russia and Ukraine still poses certain risks to the China-Europe express train. Global Times research shows that the situation in Ukraine and Russia has led many exporters, especially "cash on delivery" companies, to stop shipping to Russia, Ukraine, and Europe and Central Asia, and even withdraw their planned container shipment plans. Russia has received sanctions far more than that, and there has always been a growing trend, and industry insiders say they need to prepare for the impact of subsequent sanctions on China-Europe trains.

The main operating company of the Russian section of the China-Europe express train is mainly Russian railways, but also includes commercial joint-stock companies with Russian government shares as the carrier of the Russian section, if the West includes the above companies in the sanctions list, it means that the normal operation of the China-Europe express train will be seriously affected.

"At present, the China-Europe train between Germany and China is operating normally." A spokesman for DB Cargo, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, said so. The Chinese market is getting bigger and bigger, and on the route to China, the containers of the China-Europe express train are filled with a variety of expensive consumer goods, such as Italian fashion, French Bordeaux wine or Scotch whisky, and even Porsche.

German trader Seidler admits, "As long as you can think of Chinese think, export to China, you can quickly become a millionaire." China attaches great importance to the transport of goods on railway lines, and he believes that the China-Europe express train will certainly not come to a standstill.

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