[Over 4000 China Europe freight trains arrive and depart from the SCO demonstration zone] On September 20, 2024, according to statistics, as of August 2024, the China Shanghai Cooperation Organization Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone had a total of 4002 China Europe freight trains, shipped 328000 containers, and transported 2.763 million tons of import and export goods. Song Tao, Deputy Director of Jiaozhou Customs under Qingdao Customs, introduced that from January to August 2024, there were 753 China Europe freight trains arriving and departing from the SCO demonstration zone, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%. Among them, there were 356 round-trip trains to and from Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, a year-on-year increase of 43.0%, and an increase of 185% in the number of return trains. It is reported that the SCO Demonstration Zone relies on a multimodal transportation hub and focuses on building the SCO International Hub Port, leveraging the advantages of the "sea, land, air, and rail" four port linkage to smooth the import and export trade logistics channels. At present, the SCO Demonstration Zone has regularly operated 22 international train routes, reaching 23 SCO and 54 cities in the the Belt and Road countries. Editor/Zhou Yingwen

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• 2024.10.09 10:18
• [Qiongzhou Strait transportation new energy vehicle ship successfully docked]
• On the afternoon of October 8th, under the on-site escort of the Guangdong Zhanjiang Maritime Bureau's "Haixun 0927" ship, the first flatbed cargo ship dedicated to the transportation of new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait, the "Green Source No. 1" ship, slowly entered the Xuwen Hai'an New Port, marking the successful trial operation of the ship's roll on/roll off transport route in the Qiongzhou Strait. It is reported that the deck cargo ship "Green Source No.1" has a total tonnage of 6731, a net tonnage of 3769, a length of 125.8 meters, and a width of 28 meters. The ship adopts a single-layer deck design, which can carry more than 160 new energy vehicles on a single voyage under full load conditions. The parking capacity is about 60% higher than that of existing passenger and roll on/roll off transport ships. The ship is planned to be deployed on the route from Hai'an New Port in Zhanjiang to Xiuying Port in Haikou. After being put into operation, it will add a new mode of sea transportation for new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait and effectively alleviate the tense situation of insufficient capacity for new energy vehicle transportation during the peak period of cross sea vehicle transportation in the Qiongzhou Strait. Editor/Zhou Yingwen

• 2024.10.09 10:15
• [Malaysia's energy transition has made progress]
• On October 9, 2024, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadhila stated that Malaysia has made progress in improving energy efficiency and that "energy conservation" has become the key to energy transition. Meanwhile, Malaysia will promote the ASEAN power grid as a key topic of discussion at the ASEAN Energy Ministers' Meeting. At the 2024 Asia Power and Energy Exhibition, which opened on the 8th, Fadhila revealed that as of June, Malaysia has saved 8769 gigawatt hours of electricity, worth over 2.2 billion ringgit, and plans to reduce 38 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2025. In addition, the Malaysian government has approved the establishment of an energy exchange aimed at selling green electricity to neighboring countries. As the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2025, Malaysia will promote the construction of the ASEAN power grid to promote the promotion of renewable energy and enhance the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in ASEAN member countries. Editor/Zhou Yingwen