COSCO SHIPPING has launched its inaugural Wuhan-Yantian Port rail-sea intermodal express, enhancing export logistics for central and western China.
COSCO SHIPPING has successfully dispatched the inaugural Wuhan-Yantian Port rail-sea intermodal express from CSP Wuhan Terminal, marking a significant milestone in the development of an efficient export corridor serving China's central and western regions.
The launch of this dedicated service establishes a direct rail-linked transport pathway for foreign trade cargo originating from Hubei Province and surrounding hinterland areas, connecting seamlessly with deep-sea trunk line services at Yantian Port.
The inaugural express carried a shipment of medical gauze on behalf of a key direct customer of Wuhan Container Lines, moving by rail directly to Yantian Port before transferring onto deep-sea services bound for Europe. For regional customers seeking to develop European markets, this corridor delivers a more stable and efficient logistics option while reducing dependence on conventional road-based transshipment and intermediate routing paths.
In response to the customer's stringent delivery timeline requirements for European market orders, the Sales Department and Supply Chain Management Department of Wuhan Container Lines proactively aligned on customer requirements and formulated a comprehensive end-to-end logistics solution encompassing export consolidation, customs declaration, and rail-sea express coordination. The medical gauze shipment was organized through the Wuhan-Yantian Port rail-sea intermodal corridor and connected smoothly with Europe-bound ocean vessels departing Yantian Port. Compared with conventional transport routing, the corridor advanced the customer's overall cargo delivery timeline by approximately seven days, materially improving supply chain turnover efficiency, safeguarding fulfillment of overseas orders, and earning strong commendation from the customer.
Wuhan Container Lines has indicated that it will treat this inaugural express departure as a new starting point from which to continue advancing the performance of its multimodal transport network, consolidating its integrated service capabilities across shipping, port, and logistics operations, and refining stable, flexible, and comprehensive end-to-end logistics solutions - all in full service of supply chain continuity for customers across China's central and western regions.
