The opening and operation of the China-Europe Classical Train is of transformative significance for the interconnection between China and Germany and further strengthening bilateral trade. Chinese entrepreneurs who are engaged in trade and logistics business in Germany have a first-hand experience of this. They have personally experienced the stable and smooth flow of the international supply chain with the China-Europe Class, and share the high-quality development dividends of the international logistics corridor with their overseas partners.
Wen Zhenyu: "I started to engage in Sino-German trade in 2000, the earliest use of traditional sea transport, because the price is lower than air transport, but it takes a long time. The opening of the China-Europe Class train can be said to be a perfect balance of cost and time, the comprehensive cost performance is very high, so that we have an additional transport guarantee, can be more quickly and smoothly shipped to Germany, on time delivery to Germany and European customers."
According to Wen Zhenyu, president of the German-Chinese Economic and Cultural Exchange Center in Hamburg, Germany, and executive chairman of the German-Chinese Entrepreneurs Federation, many of the goods he imports are shipped to Germany from central Chinese provinces such as Hunan and Zhengzhou. According to the original shipping method, the time and money cost of the inland transportation section alone actually accounts for a significant proportion. As the added value of Chinese products exported to Germany is getting higher and higher, nowadays, the value of a container of goods can reach about 100,000 US dollars, using the CEB train can save one month's time than shipping, which is very cost-effective from the economic point of view.
Thanks to the rapid development of CEB, in the past ten years, the warehouse area contracted by Wen Zhenyu has gradually expanded from the initial 5,000 square meters to nearly 50,000 square meters today; the number of containers per year has also increased 20 times from 100, and the categories of goods transported are getting richer and richer. Especially in the last two to three years, the global supply chain instability and the congestion of ports around the world have caused many foreign trade enterprises to suffer a major impact, and the CEB continues to maintain a steady development trend, further highlighting its advantages with reliable and efficient logistics services. Wen Zhenyu told the reporter: "When trade merchants in other countries are at a loss because they can't deliver their goods, we can still transport our goods to Germany steadily through the CEB, which makes us overseas Chinese feel especially proud. For example, we have helped German companies to transport their exhibits to Shanghai through CEB for two consecutive years. The high-quality development of China-Europe Classical Train provides important support for the smooth flow of international supply chain, which not only benefits our countrymen, but also is mutually beneficial and multi-win, benefiting the whole world."
With the departure of China-European Liner (Xi'an-Hamburg) from Xi'an International Port Station on August 21, the total number of China-European Liner has reached 10,000 since 2022, 10 days earlier than that of last year, and continues to maintain a strong growth trend. As a key project to build "One Belt, One Road", the transportation service network of CEBS has been extended continuously. By the end of July this year, CEBS has paved 82 transportation routes, reaching 200 cities in 24 European countries, promoting the import and export trade of countries and regions along the route and bringing real benefits and new opportunities for local people. New opportunities.
