Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL), together with YuXinOu (Chongqing) Logistics, has despatched its first container train from China to Europe using the CIM/SMGS Common Consignment Note.
The train left Chongqing in China for Poland and Germany carrying 42 forty-foot containers for customers including Acer, ASUS and others.
Kazakhstan's Kaztransservice and Belarus-based firm Belintertrans have coordinated with RZDL in the forwarding project.
Russian Railways Logistics CEO Pavel Sokolov said that the introduction of CIM/SMGS Common Consignment Note is a result of work that has taken two years.
"Shippers save transit time due to container demurrage decrease at the border stations," Sokolov said.
"Kazakhstan's Kaztransservice and Belarus-based firm Belintertrans have coordinated with RZDL in the forwarding project."
The CIM/SMGS Common Consignment Note reduces extra costs on freight forwarding to shippers, who are usually charged for re-issuing the CIM consignment note in place of the SMGS note for each shipment at border stations.
According to RZDL, the common consignment note is a customs document provided in paper and electronic form based on the EU requirement concerning the previous authorisation.
RZDL is also working to accelerate traffic through the breaks of gauge at Dostyk Station in Kazakhstan and Malaszewicze in Poland.
The development of the Chongqing - Duisburg corridor will help speed-up the process by two days and further expand the potential client base along the route.
RZDL owns a 16.3% stake in the joint venture Chongqing Logistics, which was founded by the Transport Holding Chongqing (CQCT), China Railway International Multimodal Transport (CRIMT), JSC Russian Railways Logistics, Schenker China and JSC Kaztransservice.
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