A freight train of a railway-sea trans-shipment under the "single document system" from Yinchuan to Tianjin Port is ready to depart. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

On Monday, a freight train was launched from Yinchuan to Tianjin Port, which is of great significance when it comes to the transportation of exports and will further expand the opening up of Ningxia.

The freight train, loaded with 2,345 tons of local Ningxia products, including goji berries, manganese-silicon alloy and dicyandiamide, left Tianjin Port and headed for countries in East Asia, with the shipment to carry on to South America.

A freight train of the railway-sea trans-shipment under the "single document system" from Yinchuan to Tianjin Port. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The railway-sea freight service adopts a new transportation mode that uses just one multimodal transport document to ensure the goods are transported by rail-sea to the destination.

Zhang Xiaomei, director of the foreign trade department of Ningxia Wolfberry Industrial Co Ltd, said that the goji berries of the company are currently exported to 27 regions and countries. With the support of the government, railway and Tianjin Port, the company was able to enjoy the railway-sea freight service for the first time, which they found bother efficient and convenient.

Ningxia local goods are seen in the picture. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Ningxia will strengthen cooperation with local enterprises, provide them with "one-stop" transportation services, and ensure the smooth operation of the rail-sea freight service.

The goods are loaded onto the freight train. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Photos by Huang Guibin and Zhang Chunhui