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Maersk sea-rail intermodal service makes Xiamen debut

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ftz.xm.gov.cn|Updated: April 19, 2023

A freight train carrying light trucks arrived at the intermodal transportation terminal at Xiamen Port – located in Xiamen city, in East China's Fujian province – on April 18.

The trucks, manufactured by a Chinese automaker Jiangling Motors Corporation Limited, or JMC, were transported from Nanchang International Land Port, in East China's Jiangxi province and were exported via a new sea-rail intermodal service being provided by Danish group Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipping company. 

It marks the group's first sea-rail intermodal operation in Xiamen Port and is expected to help expand Maersk's inland logistics network and the city's presence as an international transportation hub.

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A freight train carrying light trucks arrives at the intermodal transportation terminal at Xiamen Port on April 18. [Photo/WeChat ID: gh_6233022b6145]

According to an employee of Xiamen Port Holding Group, this one-stop model can greatly shorten waiting times and lower logistics costs for enterprises, making inland manufacturers more competitive with their exports.

Statistics showed that a total of 25,000 TEUs – or standard 20-foot equivalent units – containers were transported by sea-rail intermodal trains via Xiamen Port from January to March, up 136.5 percent year-on-year.

That accounted for more than 80 percent market share of the port's sea-rail transportation business.

Of that, 454 TEUs were transported through the combined transportation mode.

The one-stop combined transportation mode is said to enable cargo owners to enjoy a logistics solution package without paying for different transport means or sections or handling many procedures.