Xinyang-Wuhan-Shanghai-Thailand "rail-river-sea" intermodal logistics channel launched

　　“信阳—武汉—上海—泰国”铁水海联运外贸新通道开通

Around 3 pm on April 7, a train(No. 44047) fully loaded with quartz sand left Xinyang Station of China Railway Wuhan Bureau Group, marking the official launch of the Xinyang-Wuhan-Shanghai-Thailand "rail-river-sea" intermodal transportation. The cargo will be sent to Laem Chabang Port of Thailand finally via Wuhan and Shanghai successively.

4月7日下午3时许，随着满载石英砂的44047次集装箱列车从武铁信阳站鸣笛开出，“信阳—武汉—上海—泰国”铁水海联运新通道成功开通。这批集装箱将经武汉阳逻港转长江水道运至上海外港出海，最后抵达目的地泰国林查班港。

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Xinyang is a pivotal transportation and logistics hub in Central Plains, where two major railway lines(Beijing-Guangzhou and Nanjing-Xi'an) meet. The rich commodities in its surrounding areas show strong foreign trade demand.

信阳是中原地区举足轻重的交通与物流枢纽之一，京广、宁西两大铁路干线在此交会，周边地区丰富货源在此汇聚，展现出旺盛的外贸需求。

With the adjustment of China's transportation structure and the strategic deployment of the "road-rail" intermodal transportation system in recent years, Xinyang Business Department of Wuhan Railway Logistics Center, together with Xinyang Railway Station, has made a survey at Wuhan COSCO Shipping Lines Co Ltd to learn the specific needs of enterprises, such as cargo types, quantities, delivery time, etc. Besides, an information sharing platform has been built in Xinyang to help control over the real-time logistics information and scientifically allocate resources, providing a solid backing for the smooth operation of this route.

近年来，随着国家运输结构调整及“公转铁”战略部署，武汉铁路物流中心信阳营业部联合信阳车站深入武汉中远海运集装箱运输有限公司，了解企业货物种类、数量、发货时间等具体需求，并通过构建信息共享平台，实时掌握运输动态，科学调配装卸资源，为铁水海联运的顺畅运行构筑起坚实后盾。

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"The 'rail-river-sea' intermodal freight system has a huge transportation capacity with short transportation period, which reduces the damage of cargo and conforms to the concept of green development." Li Hao, manager of Xinyang Business Department of Wuhan Railway Logistics Center, said that the intermodal transportation can deliver the cargo from consignor to consignee directly without repeated loading and unloading, which not only shows obvious advantages in logistics efficiency and costs reduction, but also plays a positive role in the integration and rapid development of regional economy

“铁水海联运运能庞大，运输时间短，减少货物在途风险，契合绿色发展理念。”武汉铁路物流中心信阳营业部经理李浩表示，铁水海联运能够为客户提供从起点到终点、从发货人到收货人的全程“一箱到底”服务，实现物流链各环节无缝衔接，不仅在提升物流效能、降低成本方面展现出显著优势，将对区域经济的整合和快速发展起到积极效应。（中文来源/河南日报 记者/卢松 编译/杨佳欣 实习生 李凯 审校/陈行洁）

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