At the end of October, in the early morning, the gantry crane of Dongfanghong (Luoyang) International Land Port kept taking off and landing. Nearly a hundred YTO agricultural machinery are lined up neatly and will soon be sent to Kazakhstan on the China Europe freight train, loaded with 110 TEUs and worth nearly 12 million yuan. In ancient times, camel bells came from the east, but now the whistle replaces the camel bells, and Luoyang trains along the steel rails towards Central Asia. The release of transportation capacity and the landing of orders are all on this trip.

The more trains run, the denser they become

The Central Asia route is the earliest opened and most stable backbone channel for land ports. Since the beginning of this year, Luoyang has focused on the construction of the westbound channel. In the first three quarters, the number of international freight trains on the Central Asia route in the city increased by 18% year-on-year, and the container shipping volume increased by 53.6% year-on-year, injecting strong momentum into the acceleration of Luoyang's manufacturing to go global. Chain owners represented by China Yituo have a large volume of orders, strong demand for advantageous products, and basic weekly delivery of trains. Starting from October 28th, the land port has continuously dispatched three international trains to China Russia, China Laos, and Central Asia. The total number of international trains in October reached 22, and the hub's gathering and distribution capabilities continue to be released. The goods can arrive in the core cities of Central Asia in about 10 days at the fastest, directly reaching countries such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, with significantly improved delivery time compared to traditional sea freight.

Connect the factory door to the platform

Efficiency also comes from the distance between the channel and the production line. China Yituo is one of the key construction projects during the First Five Year Plan period of the People's Republic of China. The first Dongfanghong tractor has been produced since then, and the way of going abroad has been changed. The land port implements an integrated customs clearance model where products are loaded onto trains immediately after leaving the factory. Products are directly loaded onto international trains without detours, resulting in reduced delivery times and logistics costs. Changes are not limited to the entire vehicle: parts sent to Kazakhstan are assembled at local assembly plants; Customized models suitable for grass harvesting and high horsepower operations fill the gap in high-end agricultural machinery configuration in Central Asia; Follow up with technical training and after-sales service. Agricultural machinery and equipment, refractory materials, steel furniture, and aluminum processing products continue to move westward, and advantageous industries are shifting from single point overseas to chain overseas.

Four directional channels form a network

A Central Asian route, supporting a net. The West China Europe and Central Asia freight trains operate steadily, the North China Russia freight trains have smooth round-trip, the South China Laos freight trains connect with ASEAN, and the East China rail sea intermodal transport connects coastal ports; The multimodal transport of railway and sea transportation extends to West Asia. Four way collaboration has transformed Luoyang from an inland hinterland to an open frontier. Next, the land port will focus on the city's foreign trade quality improvement and expansion deployment, strengthen the traditional advantageous routes in Central Asia, enhance cargo collection capacity and customs clearance convenience, attract the gathering of goods from surrounding areas such as western Henan and southeastern Shanxi, transform channel advantages into foreign trade advantages and industrial advantages, and make greater contributions to expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world.Editor/Yang Meiling