Karamay Asphalt Special Train is the first to arrive in Lanzhou New area and add new products to the

2021-08-30 828

Recently, a special freight train loaded with 333 tons of asphalt ran all the way from Karamay, Xinjiang to Gansu. After five days, it successfully arrived at the Logistics Park of Zhongchuan North Station in Lanzhou New area, becoming the first asphalt freight train to be delivered to Lanzhou New area.

The first batch of 333 tons and 14 cartons of asphalt arriving at Zhongchuan North Railway Station was transported by Lanzhou New area Commercial Investment Group Road Port Company in cooperation with Tianjin Zhaohua Logistics and other enterprises, and loaded through tank containers at Xinjiang Karamay Refinery of PetroChina. After arriving at Zhongchuan North Railway Station by train, it will be transported by road and distributed to the construction site of key projects in Lanzhou New area and surrounding areas.

The asphalt transportation has changed the previous transport modes such as paper bag small package transportation and barrel shipping, and adopted tank container shipping, which not only facilitates loading and unloading, but also improves the operation efficiency, reduces the transportation cost, and has the characteristics of flexibility.

In recent years, with the rapid development of Lanzhou New area, the demand gap of urban construction for resources such as asphalt is gradually increasing. In line with the purpose of serving the regional economy, the Commercial Investment Group has made great efforts to develop cross-regional logistics business. the opening of the asphalt special train is a powerful measure for the Commercial Investment Group to further expand domestic trade channels and strengthen integration with the needs of the local industry. with the help of the high-quality oil resources in Karamay area and the convenient transportation advantages of Zhongchuan North Station to provide important raw materials for production and construction in Lanzhou New area and realize the transformation from channel economy to landing economy.

It is understood that the annual output of asphalt in Karamay region of Xinjiang is about 1 million tons, which is famous for its excellent quality, of which half of the output is mainly consumed in Xinjiang, and half of the output is sent to the northwest provinces. The follow-up asphalt special train will arrive at two trains per month, providing a continuous escort for the comprehensive and rapid construction of key projects in Lanzhou New area and surrounding cities. The Commercial Investment Group will also continue to focus on the national strategy, focus on transformation and upgrading, open up the international market, encourage logistics to reduce costs and increase efficiency, make efforts in the extension of the supply chain, persist in helping local industries improve quality and efficiency, and realize the transformation from channel economy to landing economy. gather factor resources for the new area, and build potential for the high-quality development of the new area.