Recently, at the International Port Station in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, the China Europe freight train "Chang'an" (Xi'an Moscow) loaded with 165 Geely cars slowly exited the station and headed towards Russia.
In the comprehensive service platform of the China Europe freight train "Chang'an" not far away, nearly a hundred staff members are busy counting and verifying orders in front of their computers. "The backend shows that this batch of cars was applied for and sent by Hebei Weisa International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd.," said platform staff member Li Lujian.
Small and medium-sized trading enterprises like Weisa Company only need to register online and log in to the "China Europe Express' Chang'an 'Comprehensive Service Platform" website. They can choose the arrival, departure, and shipping time in advance according to their needs, pay the freight online, and reconcile accounts to book container seats for the China Europe Express. Enterprises can download and upload shipping documents, waybills, customs declarations, release notices, and other documents from the platform, enjoying a one-stop service.
"Booking a 'train ticket' for goods online is much more convenient than handling it offline," said Zhao Zhiyu, the manager of Weisa Company. "There are 18 international trunk lines to choose from north, west, and south, and bookings can be made as early as 3 months in advance."
10 years ago, this was a fourth class small station with only 7 lines. Nowadays, Xi'an International Port Station covers an area of 5600 acres and has an annual container throughput of 5.4 million TEUs, which is equivalent to an average throughput of one TEU every 6 seconds, becoming an international logistics hub center station.
"At present, Xi'an International Port Station can meet the annual demand of more than 10000 China Europe freight trains," said Wang Gang, the station manager. The higher departure efficiency and larger service area of Xi'an International Port Station are thanks to the continuously intelligent international logistics system of the China Europe freight train Xi'an hub.
In recent years, Xi'an Chanba International Port, in collaboration with China Railway Xi'an Bureau Group Co., Ltd. and Xi'an Customs, has continuously optimized the "Chang'an Express" comprehensive service platform using various new technologies, built a customs intelligent logistics monitoring system, and provided comprehensive logistics solutions for enterprises through "one enterprise, one policy". "The China Europe freight train 'Chang'an' has comprehensively improved the quality of services such as cargo distribution, customs supervision, and export tax refunds, bringing tangible benefits to foreign trade enterprises," said Sun Yimin, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Xi'an Chanba International Port.