CCTV News:On May 16th, China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing announced the investigation report on the operation of logistics enterprises in the first quarter. The report shows that in the first quarter, the business of logistics enterprises was running smoothly, and the business of cold chain logistics, cross-border international and urban distribution showed positive improvement. Driven by favorable policies, multimodal transport showed an accelerated development trend in the first quarter, with multimodal transport services serving import and export trade accounting for the highest proportion.
According to the report, in the first quarter, nearly half of the logistics enterprises surveyed were involved in multimodal transport business, accounting for about 6 percentage points higher than that in the fourth quarter.
In terms of fields, logistics enterprises serving import and export trade account for the highest proportion of multimodal transport business, reaching 86%; The proportion of multimodal transport business of logistics enterprises serving equipment manufacturing industry ranks second, reaching 61%; However, the multimodal transport business of logistics enterprises serving hazardous chemicals accounts for the lowest proportion, only 34%.
Liu Yuhang, director of China Logistics Information Center, said that multimodal transport is a very effective measure to reduce social costs. At present, enterprises have agreed on the development trend of multimodal transport and the help that multimodal transport can provide to the logistics industry to reduce costs and increase efficiency in the future.
The enterprise survey shows that the difficulties involved in multimodal transport business mainly focus on the aspects of weak timeliness, imperfect station service, insufficient route distribution, high relative cost and inflexible schedule.
In the second quarter, the equipment manufacturing import and export trade field is expected to be higher.
In the first quarter, the operation survey report of logistics enterprises also showed that the expectations of enterprises in the second quarter were basically stable. With the support of relevant policies, the market expectation of logistics enterprises in the fields of equipment manufacturing and import and export trade is more positive.
Driven by policies related to large-scale equipment renewal, in the first quarter, enterprises with expected increase in new business in equipment manufacturing, furniture and household appliances accounted for a relatively high proportion, all reaching 47%. Driven by factors such as export recovery and consumption recovery, enterprises with increased new business in foreign trade, e-commerce, medicine and other fields accounted for a prominent proportion.
From the perspective of enterprise scale, the proportion of large and medium-sized enterprises whose new business is expected to increase is relatively high, among which 53% of large enterprises expect business growth.
From the main channels of new business, enterprises that adopt diversified business and extend industrial chain channels account for more than 70%. Driven by digitalization, the proportion of enterprises integrating online and offline channels is 22%, and the development momentum is good.
From the perspective of international operation, nearly half of the surveyed logistics enterprises’ international business process has steadily increased. International business in import and export trade, furniture and household appliances, automobiles, grain and other fields accounts for a relatively high proportion. Among them, the internationalization business of e-commerce, import and export trade, grain and medicine has grown rapidly, and the market potential of internationalization business in coal, chemical industry and other fields is great.
The Manzhouli Railway Port has more than 1,700 trains between China and Europe.
The reporter learned from China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. that up to now, in 2024, there were 1,724 trains in China and Europe passing through Manzhouli Railway Port, and 184,000 TEUs of goods were delivered, up by 1.2% and 0.8% respectively.
At present, China-Europe trains passing through Manzhouli Railway Port can reach 13 countries including Poland and Germany.
Offshore delivery mode enhances the flexibility of international trade
The industrial chain of LNG is closely linked, and maritime transportation is an important link connecting LNG resources and domestic users. The commissioning of the domestic LNG carrier represented by "Green Energy Ying" marks a new breakthrough in China’s LNG autonomous transportation capacity.
For a long time, as an importer of liquefied natural gas, China’s resource delivery is mainly based on the onshore delivery mode, and the transportation right is mainly in the hands of large international resource providers.
"Green Energy Ying" LNG carrier adopts offshore delivery mode, that is, the seller delivers the goods to the designated ship and completes the export customs clearance procedures. Under the offshore delivery mode, China can freely mobilize the direction of goods and deliver the goods to other delivery locations other than the preferred destination port, so as to quickly respond to market changes and enhance the flexibility of international trade.
In recent years, China’s LNG imports have grown rapidly, reaching 71.32 million tons in 2023, up 12.6% year-on-year, once again surpassing Japan and becoming the largest LNG importer in the world.
It is reported that by the end of 2024, the order volume undertaken by China shipbuilding industry will reach 65% of the world total & mdash; 70%, the order volume of LNG carriers will exceed 30% of the global total.