Jiangsu Tongjiang reaches the sea and is endowed with unique water transport resources. The total length of railways built in the province has exceeded 4,500 kilometers, and the comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network has been improved day by day. Both railways and waterways have the characteristics of large capacity, low cost, green and low carbon. In recent years, focusing on building a transportation pattern of "iron is suitable for iron, water is suitable for water, and public is suitable for public", Jiangsu has continuously promoted the adjustment of transportation structure, developed multimodal transport, improved comprehensive transportation efficiency, and reduced social logistics costs. Hot metal combined transport is an important type of multimodal transport. According to the latest statistics, in 2023, the province’s waterway and railway freight volume totaled 1.26 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%. The container multimodal transport volume and inland container transport volume were 2.32 million and 1.455 million TEUs, up by 15.2% and 19.9% year-on-year. The volume of "iron-water combined transport" has been rising all the way.

Convenient and efficient, the railway reaches the port and is connected with a huge ship.

Recently, a sea-rail intermodal train loaded with photovoltaic modules blew its whistle from Yancheng North Railway Freight Yard, headed for Shanghai Port, and then transferred to Europe by sea.

"The’ Yancheng North-Shanghai Port’ sea-rail intermodal train runs regularly every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. When the goods exported by enterprises get on the train, it is equivalent to arriving at Shanghai Port, which is fast and efficient. This train can reduce the logistics cost of 1000 yuan for enterprises." Xi Peng, deputy general manager of Xinchang Company of Provincial Railway Group, said that in the freight volume of Yancheng North Freight Yard last year, the sea-rail combined transport volume accounted for more than 90% of the total shipments. Up to now, the company has opened more than 10 sea-rail combined transport lines, including Hai ‘an-Luchao Port, Yuanbei-Beilun Port and Wuxi West-Guangzhou International Port. A total of 51,775 vehicles, accounting for 1,400,143.2 tons, were delivered by sea-rail combined transport, with the number of vehicles delivered increasing by 78% and the tonnage increasing by 79% year-on-year. The opening of these classes has greatly boosted the local economic extroversion.

In 2023, Changzhou’s sea-rail combined transport operation was in good condition. In the first 10 months, 65,166 TEUs of heavy containers were delivered, a year-on-year increase of 33.7%, and the annual plan of 60,000 TEUs was completed ahead of schedule.

"In 2018 and 2019, Changzhou-Ningbo Port and Changzhou-Shanghai Port sea-rail intermodal trains were opened one after another. The sea-rail intermodal trains have developed from the initial one train per week to the current 17 trains per week, and the delivery volume has also increased from the original 12,000 TEUs per year to 77,000 TEUs in 2023, saving transportation costs for enterprises by over 100 million yuan." Shi Zelin, General Transportation Department of Changzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau, introduced that since 2020, the Changzhou-Shanghai Port sea-rail train has become the train line with the largest volume and the most stable operation among all the sea-rail trains in Shanghai Port, and was awarded the "Shanghai Port Sea-rail Intermodal Transport Demonstration Base" by Shanghai Port.

On January 12, Lianyungang Port Terminal. Looking around, the container yard is very spectacular. The railway leading to the port is connected with a huge ship, and the efficient hot metal combined transport system sends containers to their destinations between the sea and the sky.

"In 2023, Lianyungang completed a total of 854,012 TEUs of container hot metal combined transport, an increase of 8.1% year-on-year." Xu Yue, director of the container train in the container division of Lianyungang Port Holding Group, said that since last year, Lianyungang Port has accelerated its integration into the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, and provided competitive "one-price" products for the majority of enterprises in the central and western regions, gradually achieving the goal of combined transportation of hot metal and water.

"Relying on the seamless connection between the Yaohuamen Station of China Railway and Nanjing longtan port Railway, the company has launched three excellent multimodal transport lines, including Nanjing-Shanghai and Huainan-Nanjing, which have realized the fixed-point, fixed-line, fixed-train, timed, priced and scheduled operation of intermodal transport lines, ensured the stability and timeliness of logistics transport channels, and actively served key enterprises in Nanjing and surrounding areas, such as Nanjing LG, Chuzhou Jingke Photovoltaic and Longji Photovoltaic." Shi Qingsong, general manager of Nanjing Shenghai Multimodal Transport Co., Ltd., introduced that in 2023, Nanjing Port completed 156,800 TEUs of container multimodal transport, up 49.8% year-on-year, maintaining the number one inland port, and achieving remarkable results in reducing comprehensive logistics costs and carbon reduction targets of enterprises.

Nanjing Longtan port hot metal combined transport site. Photo by Zhang Yue

Rich in goods, think what the enterprise wants and what the enterprise wants.

In 2019, Changzhou established a professional sea-rail combined transport company, which was guided by the supply chain thinking, thought about what enterprises thought and what enterprises were anxious about, standardized various modes of transport and set reasonable transport prices.

"At the beginning of the operation of the sea-rail intermodal train, the supply of goods included diesel engines, syringes, cables, tractor accessories, intelligent sensing equipment, pharmaceutical products, traffic track accessories and other traditional advantageous industrial products in Changzhou." Shi Zelin said that in recent years, with the construction of Changzhou’s new energy capital, the transportation volume of products in the new energy industry has risen sharply, and the sea-rail combined transport has been continuously adjusted. In February 2023, the first sea-rail combined transport train for new energy vehicles was opened. Last year, more than 17,000 vehicles were sent, which became an important channel for the export of new energy vehicles in Changzhou.

Photovoltaic industry is another business card of Changzhou’s new energy industry. In the Science and Technology Warehouse of Trina Solar Changzhou Base, boxes of finished photovoltaic modules are waiting to be loaded and sent to all parts of the world. As the main chain enterprise of photovoltaic industry, Trina Solar’s sales area has expanded to more than 150 countries and regions around the world, and the shipment volume has increased by more than 10 times compared with 10 years ago. The stable delivery channel is the lifeline to ensure the development of enterprises.

"Highway transportation is basically about 300 kilometers. For transportation over 300 kilometers, we will use multimodal transportation, such as railway and waterway connection, which makes the transportation capacity more flexible and abundant, and the transportation cost is reduced by about 10%." Su Huizhong, head of Trina Solar’s global logistics, said that the sea-rail intermodal trains actively connect with photovoltaic enterprises and provide stable delivery channels for enterprises by expanding transportation capacity. At present, single photovoltaic products have exceeded 10% of the total transportation volume.

Yan Peng introduced that in order to better meet the strong transportation demand of photovoltaic enterprises, on the basis of the normal operation of photovoltaic trains such as Yancheng North-Karamay North and Yancheng North-Golmud, a number of photovoltaic trains such as Yangzhou North-Jinta, Yangzhou North-Jiuquan and Taizhou West-Baotou West were successively added. The company promoted the implementation of the "more active and closer" "sinking" service measures, sent employees to take root in the front line, helped the transportation of photovoltaic modules to continue to increase, and ensured the stable delivery of photovoltaic modules. Last year, the company sent a total of 12,837 vehicles and 367,938.68 tons of photoelectric plates, an increase of 11,994 vehicles and 344,369.98 tons respectively.

"The goods of Lianyungang Port’s hot metal combined transport mainly include Xuzhou construction machinery parts, tires, Henan pebbles, Hefei white goods, cassava starch in Southeast Asia, and tiles in South China." Xu Yue analyzed the rapid growth of freight volume since last year, saying that the first reason is to set up 11 overseas container office outlets and Henan marketing centers at important nodes such as Sulu, Henan, Anhui, etc., focusing on "connecting goods and transportation" and the hinterland market along the Longhai, and newly opening trains from Pangu Temple to Lianyungang, Hefei to Lianyungang and Lianyungang to Zhengzhou and Xinxiang westbound to help the goods in the central and western regions go to sea in an all-round way. The second is to pilot the business process of "multimodal transport+direct loading in Hong Kong" in Lianxu, and quickly realize the high-quality development of the train operation of Xulianhai railway combined transport. Third, actively integrate into the construction of "Lianhuaixu" combined hub, cooperate with Xuzhou dry port to operate the digital platform of multimodal transport, and jointly develop market supply.

Lianyungang port. Image source: vision china

"Thanks to the rapid development of export-oriented economy in Nanjing and its surrounding metropolitan areas, there is a strong demand for logistics products exported to Europe and the United States. With key enterprises such as LG Electric, Jingke Photovoltaic, Longji Photovoltaic and Jiangsu Sumeida as representatives, the main foreign trade export products include washing machines, refrigerators, solar module, monitors, auto parts, furniture and daily necessities, which provide excellent basic conditions for the operation of sea-rail trains along the Yangtze River." Shi Qingsong said that by continuously strengthening the efficient serial port and railway, the company provides "one-stop" service to foreign trade enterprises within the radiation range of Nanjing metropolitan area, and the supply of goods is still increasing.

Optimize the passage, break through the blocking point and build the hub adjustment structure

With the continuous construction and improvement of Jiangsu high-speed rail network, the freight capacity of trunk railways such as Beijing-Shanghai, Longhai, Xinchang and Ningwu has been effectively released, and more than 110 multimodal transport demonstration lines and 24 China-Europe train lines have been expanded, supporting the growth rate of railway freight volume.

Pei Jianping, deputy chief planner of Huashe Design Group, said that although railway freight has developed rapidly in recent years, the backbone role of railway freight in Jiangsu’s comprehensive transportation system has not been fully exerted, and the railway freight volume and turnover are only about 3%; The railway transportation of bulk materials such as mining construction, bulk groceries, oil, natural gas and products is also less than 6%. In short, Jiangsu’s freight structure still has a lot of room for optimization and adjustment, and the freight volume of railway and water transport needs to be further accelerated.

Nanjing longtan port Image Source: vision china

"Under the current background, around the deployment of the Implementation Plan for Promoting High-quality Development of Iron-water Intermodal Transport in Jiangsu Province (2023-2025), to further enhance the railway freight volume and promote the development of iron-water intermodal transport, it is necessary to speed up the improvement of the’ three vertical and three horizontal’ railway freight passages, especially the construction of railway passages behind the port." Pei Jianping believes that in view of the bottleneck problems such as saturated transportation capacity of railway freight corridors in our province, low standards of some lines, and insufficient cross-river freight capacity, we can speed up the improvement of the functions of coastal freight corridors by expanding the capacity of new lines and opening the freight functions of green salt and salt. Through the construction of high-speed railway along the river in the north and the expansion and transformation of Ningwu, the westward radiation capacity of the channel along the river will be accelerated. Relying on the capacity building of freight channels and inland terminals, we will focus on building hot metal combined transport channels along the new Eurasian continental bridge, along the river and along the coast.

At the same time, it is particularly critical to smooth the "last mile" of railway transportation. According to the survey, at present, the coverage rate of special railway lines in the whole province is insufficient and the utilization level is not high, which is about 55%. The railway entry rate of 20 key port areas along the Yangtze River and the coast is only 40%. "It is necessary to focus on resource-rich areas, major ports and logistics parks, speed up the construction of railway special branch lines, form a modern railway collection and distribution system with effective connection of trunk and branch lines and multimodal and efficient intermodal transport, and realize full coverage of railway special lines in key port areas along the Yangtze River." Yan Jianping said.

At present, there are eight special railway branches under construction in the province. According to the plan, the special railway line of Lianyungang Economic Development Zone Processing and Assembly Park, Binhai Port Railway Line and Canal Suqian Port Railway Line will be built this year.

Zhao Guobin, general manager of Nantong Yanglu Railway Company, said that Yanglu Railway is a key project for the construction of a new international first-class port in tongzhou bay, connecting four ports and connecting with Ningqi and Haiyang Railway. It is a special railway line integrating the combined transport of iron, sea and molten iron. Since the first bid section was officially put into operation last year, it has mainly transported coal for Zhongtian Iron and Steel, and now it has transported 37 trains, totaling 73,000 tons. The future prospect of Yanglu Railway can be expected.

"Synchronization should further improve the multimodal transport hub system and improve the service level of freight nodes." Pei Jianping said that while further improving the functions of existing multimodal transport freight hubs such as Nanjing longtan port, Suzhou International Railway Logistics Center and Lianyungang SCO International Logistics Park, it is necessary to accelerate the construction of a number of multimodal transport freight hubs such as Xuzhou land port Logistics Base, Lujiabang Freight Yard and Xinyi Public Railway Logistics Base. Make full use of Jiangsu’s "six vertical and six horizontal" high-speed rail network resources, study the layout of high-speed rail logistics nodes and air-rail intermodal hubs, and build an efficient and convenient high-speed rail logistics channel with internal communication and external communication. In addition, it is necessary to enrich the connotation of China-Europe trains and expand the radiation range of trains; We should actively innovate the freight mode and improve the efficiency of intermodal service.

Xi Peng said that the company is actively docking local logistics development planning, accelerating the expansion and transformation of key freight yards such as Taizhou West and Yancheng North, promoting the integrated development of modern railway parks, logistics parks and industrial parks, and comprehensively improving freight capacity and logistics service level. At present, relevant strategic cooperation framework agreements and project agent construction agreements have been signed with Yancheng City and Taizhou City to promote the implementation of the capacity expansion and reconstruction project of the railway freight yard in Yancheng North and Taizhou West Station, and jointly build a regional railway logistics park.

Xu Yue introduced that this year, it is planned to promote the inclusion of classes in Xuzhou and Zhengzhou, develop classes in important nodes such as Hefei, speed up the construction of empty container centers in Xuzhou and other regions, promote the pre-positioning of empty containers and the establishment of container return points by shipping companies, and carry out domestic trade business in combination with the "one-single system", and strive to complete 850,000 TEUs by sea-rail combined transport and 25,000 TEUs by water tank loading and unloading.

"Around the sea-rail combined transport, Changzhou will continue to exert its efforts on the development of" one single system "and" one box ",promote platform construction, break through information barriers, form a high-energy logistics hub network, and let resource elements gather in Changzhou on their own initiative. Accelerate the construction of the empty container circulation center to make the import and export logistics and transportation channels smoother. " Shi Zelin said.

Xinhua Daily Meeting Point reporter Mei Jianfei Tian Mochi made a wish

　　Even if you smell other people’s feet and eat instant noodles in a youth hostel, when you make friends, it must be the blue sky and beautiful back, plus a few words about life, because this is the meaning of tourism presented to others.

　　I don’t know when it started, a bunch of online strategies appeared, teaching you how to travel around the world, all kinds of ways to evade tickets and eat and drink, and then a bunch of young women who are desperate to publish books, claiming that they have been walking on the road. In Tibetan areas, Southeast Asia and India, only in this way can they get rid of the noise of the world and purify their souls.

　　So, in the eyes of most people, the so-called poor travel has such an outline: a person carrying a bag, meeting some like-minded friends on the road, hitchhiking all the way, staying in a homestay, learning about local conditions and customs while working, and perhaps meeting a romantic marriage during this thrilling and exciting journey …

　　Tell you the truth about poor travel! ! !

　　But in fact, poor travel is far from being as simple as imagined. The beautiful photos of those girls with long legs and thin waist with obvious ps traces are just a freeze in someone else’s circle of friends. Don’t take them seriously. From being stolen and robbed, eating instant noodles and drinking cold water in a smelly youth tour, to being lost and cheated, in exchange for a cheap poor tour with the dignity and price of life!

　　What? You don’t believe me? Do you firmly believe that "poor travel" will be more "profound" than "rich travel", which is something at two levels in itself and cannot be confused? Poor travelers will stay in youth hostels and feel the sweat stains and smelly feet of their roommates, but they will meet some people and things and see some different scenery?

　　Of course, some people would rather smell other people’s feet and eat instant noodles in a youth hostel, but when making friends, it must be the blue sky and beautiful back, plus a few words to understand life, because this is the meaning of tourism presented to others. A few words of praise and praise from others are the sense of existence and significance they have found! You must understand how dangerous and sad a real poor tour is!

　　Truth 1: Is it really that simple to get a ride? !

　　Don’t think that if you put up a thumb or hold a sign marked "Go to a certain place", a kind uncle will stop to pick you up, and the passenger in the same car is also a like-minded "travel companion".

　　A female white-collar worker in Beijing tells us with real experience that no one will pay attention to you when you attract a ride on the roadside, and only when you untie the button will someone stop; The driver will not talk to you about the local customs in Kan Kan except touching you in the middle of the night; I finally met my peers, not the handsome guy with the same heart, but the uncle who acted in collusion with you; Behind every beautiful photo, there is unknown bitterness, but we can’t see it.

　　　Truth 2: How much news have you seen about missing and being cheated on the poor road every year?

　　Wei Yin, a girl from Guangzhou, rode alone in Sichuan and Tibet, disappeared at the junction of Yunnan and Sichuan for more than two months, and was finally confirmed to have been robbed and killed. Ningbo girl disappeared after escaping tickets and entering Paixiang on the way to Medog, Xizang; College students travel to China and fall into pyramid schemes …

　　Truth 3: We are also seeing this phenomenon more and more:

　　There are many men and women riding in the street, and there is no money to eat. If you find someone to sit on, you should start asking pedestrians for money.

　　Why use other people’s money to pay for your ideal? What’s the difference between this and beggars? Even some beggars write and sing.

　　Then there are donkey friends looking for families to eat in those economically backward areas, so why don’t you feel blushing! People have used these meager grains to satisfy your ideal of being a literary youth, saving a few dollars. Do you feel guilty when you look at those wrinkled old people?

　　This is the so-called donkey friends, thrift is necessary, but such behavior is really hard to recognize.

　　If you really want to experience the fun of self-abuse, rely entirely on yourself and minimize your expenses, I absolutely admire you. However, if we only build our own picks on the sacrifices of others, such a journey is really contemptible.

　　Truth 4: There is also the matter of ticket evasion!

　　Evading tickets means not taking the usual road. How dangerous are the mountain roads in Tibetan areas? Is it worthwhile to lose your life for hundreds or even tens of dollars of tickets? Not to mention that my parents cried to death, I would not be willing to regret it if I became a ghost!

　　Not to say that you can’t walk, but at least you must have an objective understanding of your own abilities, appropriate companions, enough to support the economy of the journey, professional equipment, experience in outdoor sports, and the ability to deal with sudden crises.

　　You have nothing. After reading a few chicken soup-flavored raiders, you feel that the world is yours. You have to leave. You are Wen Qing! But in fact, you are just an irresponsible madman!

　　Don’t mislead others with chicken soup! ! !

　　A post on a forum was very popular before, saying that those young women in literature and art called 88 yuan went to Xizang. Everyone is curious about how to get there. Young women in literature and art will never tell you the fact that she made free guns. In this case, it is possible to take 88 yuan to Xizang and finally bring 8800 home. Then she will write a book about literature and art, telling everyone what kind drivers she met and what kind Tibetans she met.

　　△ Anyone who has been to Xizang knows what it says. The so-called "affair" and "sex" are easy to meet here.

　　Don’t deny the existence of good people, but don’t mislead others. Not everyone is kind all the time. What should you do if you meet a driver who takes you to a sparsely populated place and says that you have to solve your physiological needs?

　　　What kind of chicken soup mentality are we easily fooled by?

　　"Poor Travel" Chicken Soup 1: If we don’t go to Xizang, we will be old.

　　Don’t be dismissive. There is no doubt that we have been brainwashed by this slogan to some extent. Of course, it is up to us to decide whether to accept this view or not.

　　However, the frequency of its appearance is absolutely no less than the "Forever Young, Forever Tears" popular in rock circles in the early years.

　　Wen Qing took a look at the name of this unusually sensational album, and then opened it to see the big SLR photo inside. Immediately, she burst into tears and was encouraged. That kind of passionate young thank you sir was all checked out, crying and shouting that I also want to go to Xizang.

　　You should travel at a young age to live up to your youth-I don’t know which Mary Su whose brain is squeezed by the door can say such a melodramatic quotation.

　　These poor travelers always have a "abandon everything you have now and go on the road at once, friend!" " My life teacher’s heart seems to have experienced thousands of ups and downs in life, and he has already seen through everything. No one is as smart as him, and no one can understand him. Doing nothing and talking about seeing through the world of mortals is called Loser.

　　"Poor Travel" Chicken Soup 2: Who says you can’t travel without money?

　　First of all, there is nothing wrong with this value itself, but "poor tourists" often misinterpret and steal the concept as "you must travel without money" (Note that "travel" is not "tourism")

　　Some poor travelers have an unhealthy mentality of "spending too much money"-my strategy is the lowest price in the whole network, so I am better than others. This is why the prices written by these donkey friends on major travel websites can always refresh your understanding of the world.

　　Saving is a virtue, and so is traveling. You can take a green leather train, chew bread that is too expensive for 2 yuan, endure dirty mattresses and a room full of people who grind their teeth and snore day and night in order to go to the paradise in your heart.

　　However, travel should bring people relaxation and enjoyment, rather than worrying about what to eat next and where to live tomorrow. Even if the scenery is unparalleled, only you know how much pain and sadness you have suffered behind it.

　　If these do not make you feel sad, but you enjoy the process, then I admire you. You are a real "poor traveler" model.

　　"Poor Travel" Chicken Soup 3: What you want is to leave!

　　There is a chicken soup saying: there are two things that must be done in life, a desperate love and a trip when you leave.

　　So "go and go" has become a beautiful word for all handsome heroes. Traveling seems effortless for them, and they have plenty of time to be on the road without doing any homework. Courage is their only bargaining chip. Of course, it is enough in their eyes, and it can be used as money.

　　But where can the reality hold the spirit of this newborn calf? This world is a hell that won’t work without the exchange of interests. The poor traveler said that it didn’t cost Tang Sanzang money to go that far to learn from the West!

　　A little friend replied: but he was touched by the demon, too. This irony is really witty. Where there is a free lunch in the world, you have to sacrifice something else if you can’t bear gold.

　　How many girls lost their virginity in order to get a ride, woke up drunk with others in Lijiang and didn’t know whose bed they were sleeping in, and were reluctant to spend money on airbnb (Travel House Rental Community) and had to make love with the owner … What do you have to show off about such a trip and such a life experience?

　　So, please get everything ready before you leave. Besides money and courage, take more time to know your destination. It is very dangerous to travel alone, but it is relatively safe in the city. But there are always people who want to find another way, thinking that the scenic spots are crowded and vulgar.

　　You have to take an unusual wild road and go to the mountains and forests to show that you are different from others. Let’s not talk about the small probability of a pervert killer. Even if you are bitten by a snake, you are basically finished. If you are not experienced outdoors, try to find a companion to travel with, and don’t take your ignorance as fearless.

　　If you are poor, please make money first! Walk on the road with your own abilities and thoughts, temper yourself and improve yourself! Don’t travel badly, travel, please swim with dignity, respect others and protect yourself! It is recommended to go to Xizang with an experienced outdoor club. Please choose an experienced old driver to drive by car.

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