18/08/2021
At present, the rapid spread of the Delta mutant virus around the world has further disrupted the already out of control container transportation market and further escalated the epidemic prevention at airports across the country.
Shanghai suspends bulk cargo on international flights
According to a report by China Central Television (CCTV) on August 15, three people at alashankou Port in Bozhou, Xinjiang province, were found to be asymptomatic COVID-19 patients after testing positive for nucleic acid for three days. All of them have been transferred to designated hospitals in Bozhou for quarantine and medical observation.
Song Tao, director of the Health commission of The Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, said that none of the three nucleic acid positive cases had traveled abroad or traveled to high-risk areas in the past 14 days, nor had any contact history with confirmed cases, suspected cases or asymptomatic infected persons.
After the discovery of the epidemic, the Alashankou Headquarters of Epidemic Prevention and Control in Bozhou has launched an emergency response. The three asymptomatic infected persons have been basically tracked, and 98 and 88 close contacts have been investigated. All of them have been placed under quarantine. Related work such as stream investigation and nucleic acid detection is in progress.
Meanwhile, Alashankou city further strengthened the closed loop management of the whole process at the border ports, and strictly implemented nucleic acid detection and elimination measures for imported goods.
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Due to the impact of the international epidemic and the disruption of sea and air transport logistics, China-Europe freight trains, with its high efficiency and low cost advantages, have become an important carrier to stabilize the international supply chain and ensure the transportation of anti-epidemic materials.
Meanwhile, China-Europe freight trains are also an important measure of China's "One Belt and One Road" Initiative, and Alashan Pass port is one of the main channels for china-Europe freight trains to enter and exit.
The port has become an important transportation hub connecting China and Central Europe (Central Asia) with its flexible LCL mode, shorter time cost (-60% compared with sea transportation) and lower price cost (-60% compared with sea transportation), and is favored by cross-border enterprises in international logistics services.
At present, Alashankou port is still continuously opening new lines, and 50 trains have been opened, such as "Yuxinou", "Zhengxinou", "Chang 'an" and "Rong Xinou".
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Moreover, it is understood that the cross-border e-commerce packages exported from the port mainly come from dongguan, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and other domestic manufacturing bases, including toys, digital products, clothing, mobile phone accessories, daily necessities and more than 200 kinds of products, usually sold to Poland, Belgium, Germany, Russia and other more than 20 countries.
In addition, according to the data released by China Railway Urumqi Bureau Group Co., LTD., from January to July this year, a total of 3,561 inbound and outbound freight trains to Central Europe (Central Asia) reached 2.6989 million tons at Alashan Pass Port, up 35.09% and 47.8% respectively compared with the same period last year, achieving the growth for seven consecutive months.
Alashankou port in Xinjiang is an important exit point in the overland trade channel between China and Europe. In the first half of this year, more than 3,000 freight trains entered and left China and Europe (Central Asia) through alashankou railway port in Xinjiang. In addition to railway channels, Alashankou port in Xinjiang is also an important exit port for China-Europe card airlines. Now the emergence of the epidemic, will certainly affect the railway, card cruise time.
The entry, exit and departure of China-Europe freight trains are normal
The above data all highlight the importance of Alashankou port to China-Europe freight trains. If the Alashankou port is closed due to the epidemic, what should the cargo do?
According to a customs officer at Alashanpass, china-Europe freight trains are still passing through the port, and a special working group has been set up to handle the clearance of freight trains. The inbound and outbound services of China-Europe freight trains are still operating normally.
He added: "Cargo that needs to be inspected at the port may be affected now, but freight trains are usually in transit mode, so the impact can be overcome."
Another source said that international trucks passing through the Alashankou port are also receiving goods normally and have not been affected by the epidemic.
The age of the goods will be affected
Now let's talk about the timeliness that you're interested in. In fact, the congestion at the port has been going on for some time. Just in the middle of August, there were two dispatch orders for Xinjiang ports.
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With ports already facing congestion problems, the closed-loop management of the whole process, stricter nucleic acid testing of goods and sterilization measures also mean more work and longer time. It is expected that the time of customs clearance will be affected to different degrees, and the time of goods will be extended.
Especially for the goods requiring port inspection and the goods loaded by non-China-Europe and Central Asia freight trains, the time limit will be affected by port congestion and strengthened epidemic prevention and control.
According to the current situation, the impact of epidemic prevention and control on the aging of goods will be the most intuitive. But hopefully, as long as the epidemic does not spread further, the work at the ports will not be disrupted and the security of the transport corridors will be guaranteed.
