DHL Global Forwarding opens new direct China-United Kingdom multimodal link
New rail-sea freight service will connect
businesses in China with customers in the UK, and vice versa, in 18 to 20 days
Goods departing from Xi'an, China will be
transported by rail to Kaliningrad, Russia and sailed to Immingham, a major
port on the east coast of England
SHANGHAI,
CHINA - Media OutReach - 13 May 2021 - In the first half
of 2020, China was the
only country among UK's top five trading partners to achieve positive growth in bilateral goods trade, mainly due to a 17.2% increase in goods imported
by the UK from China. To cater to the growth in UK-China trade, DHL Global Forwarding has
launched a new rail-sea freight solution that will link businesses in China
with customers in the UK, and vice versa, in 18 to 20 days. Compared to ocean
freight that would typically take 40 days, the new service cuts transit time by
more than half.
Since the
start of the pandemic, rail has emerged as a popular alternative for shippers who balk at hefty air freight rates as a
result of capacity shortage, and eschew long ocean freight transit time due to
equipment and capacity shortages. Globally, the rail freight market is expected
to see a compounded annual growth rate of 9.9% in 2021.
"The UK
faced numerous trade challenges in the past year, having to navigate economic and
trade uncertainties over Brexit and during the pandemic, whilst managing new
UK-EU border regulations and processes at the dawn of the new Brexit era. As
the UK economy starts picking up and China celebrates record growth in Q1 2021, trade between the two partners would be one
to watch," said Kelvin Leung, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific.
Consolidating
goods from across China at DHL's hub at Xi'an, China, the new service will
transport the cargo by rail to Kaliningrad, Russia via Kazakhstan, Russia,
Belarus, and Lithuania, and then transferred to Immingham by sea, where the UK
import customs and final delivery of the cargo to the consignees are processed.
The service is jointly developed by DHL Global Forwarding China, Xi'an
International Inland Port Investment & Development Group Co. Ltd, RZD
Logistics and RTSB Gmbh.
Steve
Huang, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding Greater China, said, "Most China-UK
multimodal routes often include Germany, Poland or the Netherlands as the
midpoint for transfer from rail freight to sea or road freight. After Brexit,
going by these routes would incur additional customs procedures and fees. The
new service will potentially avoid seasonal congestion on the EU border, which
in turn guarantees a more stable transit time."
Note to
editors:
Ukraine's exports to China surged 63.3% year on year in 2019, as
Sino-Ukrainian trade turnover hit a massive US$12.8 billion (€10.7 billion). Find
out how DHL is supporting this growing trade
partnership by establishing better rail connectivity between Europe and Asia.
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