Sea-Rail Route Links Kunming, Singapore
2018-06-19 08:28:26
China Report Asean 2018年6期
A regular sea-and-rail transit route linking Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, and Singapore started operation on May 18.
A freight train loaded with fertilizer and coffee beans left Kunming for Qinzhou port in neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where the cargo will depart by ship to Singapore. The total travel time will be slashed to about seven days from the previous 15,saving several hundred yuan per container of goods.
Meanwhile, a freight train carrying corn, sorghum, soybeans and stone left Qinzhou port for Kunming, launching a two-way freight train route with greatly increased transport capacity and lower costs that will promote cross-border logistics and trade, according to the city’s rail authority.
