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The "Zheng He" is an iconic brand of train built by Yunnan towards the Indian Ocean International Land-Sea Corridor. The project aims to improve cross-border logistics efficiency through multimodal transport.
China News Service, Kunming, October 16 (Reporter Miao Chao) The "Zheng He + Railway Express" sea-road-rail multimodal train made its debut from the Tengjun International Dry Port in Kunming, Yunnan on the 16th, opening a cross-border logistics channel from mainland China to Myanmar.
On the same day, the customs supervision workplace in Tengjun International Dry Port was opened. The vegetables, chemicals, steel and other goods carried by this first train will be directly loaded and shipped after completing customs clearance procedures at the dry port, achieving a seamless connection of "rail transportation + customs supervision". The train will arrive at the Mohan Port on the China-Laos border via the China-Laos Railway and then leave the country directly, achieving efficient and convenient customs clearance.
The "Zheng He + Railway Express" sea-highway-rail multimodal train adopts the "one box to the end" model, and goes south along the China-Laos Railway to Vientiane, Laos. It is connected by road to Ranong Port in Thailand, and then transferred to Myanmar by sea. The channel network can further radiate South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean Rim.
Xu Jing, chairman of the Yunnan Provincial International Train Service and Trade Co., Ltd., introduced that the "Zheng He", as Yunnan's iconic brand train for the construction of the Indian Ocean International Land-Sea Corridor, has superimposed the "railway express" policy and moved the port function to the inland hinterland, aiming to allow companies to handle cross-border export business at their doorstep.
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