Hunan launches SUNWARD special China-Europe freight train

Train X8426 bound for Minsk departs from Changsha north railway station in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province on May 22, 2021.  (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

Bound for Europe, a special China-Europe freight train carrying nearly 500 excavators and skid steers produced by Sunward Intelligent Equipment Group(SUNWARD), departed from Changsha Tuesday, reported Workers' Daily.

In recent years, SUNWARD has actively promoted its international layout and overseas market. The company saw its revenue in Europe, the United States, Africa and other markets doubled last year. As a key overseas market of SUNWARD, total excavator sales of the company in Europe have exceeded 20,000 units. Starting from this year, SUNWARD has accelerated its overseas marketing pace. China-Europe SUNWARD special freight train is a milestone for the company to explore the diversification of international logistics. It will effectively improve transportation efficiency, reduce logistics costs, and promote the high-quality development of foreign trade of SUNWARD, said He Qinghua, Chairman and Chief Expert of SUNWARD.

In order to overcome difficulty caused by COVID-19 pandemic, railway department and customs of Changsha customized logistics solution for SUNWARD and other companies, as well as implemented measures such as convenient customs clearance, rescue mechanism and etc.

It is learned that compared with marine shipping mode, the China-Europe freight train can shorten the transportation time by more than 20 days and reduce the transportation cost by about 15 percent, which greatly improve the capital turnover and reduce comprehensive cost.