Further according to the group (BRI) it is said more than 1,800 China-Europe freight trains were handled in east China’s Shandong Province in 2021 alone.

According to the information between Germany’s Mannheim and China’s Qingdao, a new freight train connection of around 12,300 km has been launched to further link the two countries together. Recently to the first train of the line was set off from Qingdao.

According to the operator of China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), the train is loaded with 100 standard containers and is also scheduled to arrive in the German city after a journey of 22 days. It is said that the train is carrying raw chemical materials, auto parts, daily necessities and other goods also which is worth around 2.5 million in U.S. dollars.

Cosco Shipping

It is said that the train is carrying raw chemical materials, auto parts, daily necessities and other goods also which is worth around 2.5 million in U.S. dollars.

According to Shandong Hi-Speed Group Corporation (SHSC) it leaves China via the Alataw Pass port in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Further according to the group (BRI) it is said more than 1,800 China-Europe freight trains were handled in east China’s Shandong Province in 2021 alone.

Via a total of 51 international train routes, goods from Shandong can reach 54 cities and 23 countries along China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Deutsche Bahn’s subsidiary DB Cargo established a new company DB Cargo Transasia in Shanghai at the end of 2021 to strengthen rail freight transport between China and Europe, connecting 18 European countries, according to the German state-owned rail operator.

SHSC

Via a total of 51 international train routes, goods from Shandong can reach 54 cities and 23 countries along China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Deutsche Bahn noted also noted that, “Climate-friendly and reliable rail freight transport is becoming increasingly important for global supply chains. Demand is booming on the New Silk Road, the rail route connecting Europe and China.”

In 2020, DB Cargo transported around 200,000 containers back and forth between Asia and Europe. By 2025, Deutsche Bahn was aiming to more than double the annual capacity to 500,000 containers.

According to the Federal Statistical Office, total foreign trade revenues between Germany and China increased by 15.1 percent year-on-year to 245.4 billion euros in 2021. For the sixth year in a row, China was Germany’s most important trading partner in 2021.

Frieght Train

According to the Federal Statistical Office total foreign trade revenues between Germany and China increased by 15.1 percent year-on-year to 245.4 billion euros in 2021.