The first China-Laos railway international freight train left Nanjing on December 8 last year to head for Vientiane, capital of Laos. In the past year, Jiangsu has strengthened the transportation organization and service guarantee of the international freight trains on the China-Laos Railway by optimizing the operation plan and improving the operation quality.
At Yaohuamen Railway Freight Yard, the departure station of the "the Belt and Road" train in Nanjing, an international freight train loaded with fertilizers and pesticides is about to leave Nanjing for Vientiane, capital of Laos.
Over the past year, this new international logistics transportation passageway, which connects China and Southeast Asia, has effectively exported more "Jiangsu products" to foreign countries.
Sumec Light Textile Company exports 80% of its products overseas with 40% of the products made in Southeast Asian countries.
The smooth operation of the China-Laos railway has brought new opportunities to stabilize the international industrial chain supply chain against the repeated outbreaks of COVID-19.
The cross-border transportation of China Laos railway can realize all-weather, low-cost and fast access, which has brought development opportunities for many industries along the China Laos railway.
The railway and customs have formulated an optimized train operation plan, strengthened the overall coordination of declaration, customs clearance mode, customs area coordination and transportation organization, and constantly improved the quality and efficiency of international logistics channel operation.
Seizing the opportunity of the RCEP agreement coming into force, Jiangsu continued to promote the stable and orderly operation of the China-Laos line, providing guarantee for deepening economic and trade exchanges with Southeast Asia and serving foreign economic and trade enterprises' investment in Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia.
Since its operation, the China-Laos Railway has reported simultaneous increase in the quantity and quality of freight transport by successively launching 20 freight trains to transport 1664 TEUs of goods with a value of 32.67 million dollars, ranking first in East China.
