The continuous optimization of logistics channels is a key lever for stabilizing and ensuring supply in the supply chain. Recently, COSCO Shipping has been making sustained efforts in the sea-rail intermodal transportation sector, with its subsidiaries Shanghai Shipping and Dalian Shipping achieving new business breakthroughs simultaneously. With a bi-directional layout in the south and north, they are targeting two core areas: foreign trade exports of new energy vehicles and transportation of grain for people's livelihood in Northeast China. By providing upgraded and optimized full-chain logistics services, they address the pain points of traditional transportation, such as weak timeliness, poor stability, and high costs, laying a solid logistics foundation for the development of the real economy and the stable delivery of essential supplies.

New cars are going global at a faster pace

COSCO Shipping Lines Shanghai Container Lines has completed the first new energy vehicle container sea-rail intermodal transport business within its jurisdiction, with the first batch of 150 new energy SUVs successfully shipped to Italy through a new intermodal transport mode. In response to the stringent requirements of high timeliness and high stability for new energy vehicle exports, the company optimized the transportation route and adopted a direct railway transport scheme from Nanjing to Yangshan Port, replacing the traditional barge transportation mode.

The path optimization has compressed the original 5-day transit connection duration to 3 days, improving transportation efficiency by over 40%. Meanwhile, railway transportation is not affected by weather conditions such as rain, snow, and strong winds, completely avoiding the unstable risks of barge transportation and ensuring precise and timely shipment of entire vehicles. This channel has successfully established an efficient pathway for domestic new energy vehicles to enter Europe, creating a replicable intermodal transportation model for large-scale industry exports.

Grain transportation route upgrade

Meanwhile, COSCO Shipping Dalian opened a new sea-rail intermodal transportation route from Yingcheng, Jilin to Yingkou, and simultaneously put into use the inland container return point in Yingcheng, addressing the shortcomings of logistics nodes in Northeast China's inland areas. Leveraging the hub advantage of Yingkou Port, it has established a fully closed-loop transportation chain that includes cargo collection from Yingcheng's production areas, inland railway transfer, and shipment southward from Yingkou Port.

The new channel fully leverages the advantages of sea-rail intermodal transportation, including large volume, low loss, and high stability. It is highly compatible with the large-scale and standardized transportation needs of grain, significantly improving container turnover efficiency and reducing the overall transportation time for grain. The one-stop full-process logistics service effectively reduces the comprehensive logistics costs for grain enterprises, enabling high-quality and fresh northeast corn to be transported efficiently to the national market, thereby firmly safeguarding the stability of people's livelihood supplies.Keywords: COSCO Shipping, sea-rail intermodal transportation, new energy vehicle exports

Deep cultivation, stable supply chain, and guaranteed supply

The establishment of two new north-south transportation routes is a vivid demonstration of COSCO Shipping's deep commitment to multimodal transport and its dedication to serving the real economy. Moving forward, the company will continue to uphold its core mission of ensuring supply and stabilizing supply chains. It will persist in optimizing transportation routes, innovating logistics service models, and deepening collaboration among upstream and downstream parties. By continuously breaking down logistics barriers between inland areas and seaports, as well as between domestic and international markets, the company aims to balance the upgrading of the foreign trade industry with the assurance of essential supplies for the people's livelihood. It is fully committed to facilitating the smooth and orderly flow of global trade and industrial and supply chains.Editor / Li Xiaohua