Recently, a hydrogen powered heavy-duty truck wearing silver armor roared out of Neijiang, Sichuan, crossing rugged mountains and border checkpoints. After a 50 hour long journey, it made a steady stop at the Xinqing cargo yard in Vietnam. This journey, loaded with laptop structural components, not only completed a 1250 kilometer cross-border journey, but also marked the official closure of the Western Land Sea New Corridor Hydrogen Corridor and the Chengdu Chongqing Hydrogen Corridor, connecting hydrogen energy logistics in Southwest China with the Ren Du network.

The first cross-border hydrogen energy special train

This demonstration transportation has opened up a major hydrogen energy logistics channel between the Chengdu Chongqing region and the ASEAN market. The heavy truck departs from Sichuan, passes through Chongqing, Guizhou, Guangxi, and finally goes directly to Vietnam through the Friendship Pass port. This is not only a simple cargo transportation, but also a full process practical test of cross provincial cross-border hydrogen refueling supply, vehicle scheduling, and customs clearance process, proving that hydrogen energy heavy-duty trucks are fully capable of undertaking long-distance international trade transportation.

Cracking the pain points in the logistics industry

The seamless connection between the two corridors has put an end to the previous situation of hydrogen energy logistics fighting independently. Through a unified scheduling platform, precise matching of advantageous sources such as laptops and mobile phones between Chengdu and Chongqing with cross-border shuttle buses has been achieved. This cross domain integrated operation model effectively solves the long-standing problems of mismatched supply and transportation capacity, high empty vehicle rates, and administrative barriers that have plagued the industry, significantly reducing comprehensive logistics costs and enhancing supply chain resilience. Keywords: Land Port Logistics News Network, Hydrogen Heavy Truck

Create a national demonstration sample

The Port Logistics Office of Chongqing Municipal Government stated that it will take this connection as an opportunity to create a hydrogen vehicle smooth driving scene based on the Western Hydrogen Valley. The International Hydrogen Fuel Cell Association pointed out that the cross provincial linkage path explored by Sichuan and Chongqing has broken down regional barriers and achieved the coordinated layout of infrastructure and industrial resources. This will not only drive the regional hydrogen energy industry from pilot to commercial operation, but also provide valuable models for the construction of hydrogen energy networks in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei and Yangtze River Delta urban agglomerations.Editor/Gao Xue