Wenzhou-Ningbo rapid intermodal service opens in January

Time:2009-12-28 Browse:42 Author:RISINGSUN

EAST China`s Zhejiang province will open a container rail service from Wenzhou to Beilun port in Ningbo from early January, reports Xinhua.
The service, designated for foreign trade freight, will operate during the nights with a speed of 100 kilometres per hour. Cargo will be shipped from Wenzhou in the afternoon and arrive at Beilun port in the next morning. The cost claims to be CNY300 (US$43.9) cheaper per shipment unit than by truck.
According to Wenzhou Customs, the city`s container volume of foreign trade totalled 600,000 TEU in 2008, but most moved to and from Ningbo by truck.