Shandong Port Group (SPG) and China Railway Jinan Group announced that theywill work together topromote the high-quality development of Shandong’s sea-rail combined transport, according to a guideline issued at a conference held in the coastal city of Qingdaoon Oct 17.
“The development of sea-rail combined transport is of great importance in reducing environmental pollution and safety incidents, cutting China’s energy consumption costs per unit, and relieving traffic,” an official fromthe China Railway Jinan Group said at the conference. The official also putforward five concrete measures, including openingmore sea-rail combined freight trains, optimizingthe construction of railway stations at sea ports,and offering support to inland port construction.
During the conference, SPG introduced 10 commitments to its consumers, such as optimizing container transshipment procedures, reducing logistics costs for sea-rail combined transport, improving theefficiencyofits services, and cutting down the time for customs inspection and clearance,as well aslaunching a moreefficient mode for synergy between portsand railways.
On Sept 17, the National Development and Reform Commission and the China State Railway Group jointly unveiled implementationplansto improve infrastructure connectivity ofcontainer sea-rail combined transport,further clarifying policy measures to support the development of sea-rail combined transport.
SPG and China Railway Jinan Groupwill continue to expand the hinterland market along the railway, smooth circulation channels, extend service chains, improve service, and launch premium container freight trains, which will ensure the steady growth of the railway business and make all-out efforts to stabilize industrial and supply chains.
Moving ahead, SPG will partner with China Railway Jinan Group to fully harness each other’s comparative advantages and collectively improve the service capacity and service quality of sea-rail combinedtransport. Together, they will forge a convenient, quality, efficient and low-cost logistics channel for shipping companies and import and export enterprises, as part of their efforts to make contributions tobuilding the country into a strong power of transportation,and developing Shandong into a province with strong transportation.
