Behind the prosperity of cross-border e-commerce, convenient and efficient logistics infrastructure is needed. In this context, China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd. and China Railway Container Co., Ltd. Shanghai branch have strengthened close coordination with Ningbo Zhoushan port and shipping company, customized cross-border e-commerce train for sea rail intermodal transportation, and helped Yiwu expand and extend e-commerce trade channels.
Yiwu is a global small commodity distribution center and purchasing base, as well as a gathering place for cross-border e-commerce businesses. It has unique advantages in commodities, logistics, policies, etc. Affected by the epidemic, the utilization of e-commerce platform in European and American user groups has increased significantly, and the scale of cross-border e-commerce import and export in Yiwu has continued to grow rapidly. Data show that in the first quarter of this year, Yiwu’s cross border e-commerce retail export volume reached 19.665 billion yuan, up 21.05% year on year.
It is reported that since the beginning of this year, the railway department, ports and shipping companies have given full play to their respective advantages to strengthen the operation organization of sea rail intermodal trains through the port multimodal transport platform, provide stable container sources and space guarantee for export enterprises, help export enterprises simplify the process and reduce logistics costs. From January to June this year, the Yiwu Ningbo Zhoushan port sea rail intermodal train broke through 677 times, sending more than 54000 TEUs, with a year-on-year growth of 218%.