Rizhao Port Opens Special Channel for Chemical Products of Sea-rail Intermodal Transport to Henan

　　Recently, a container train fully loaded with chemical products departed from Henan Shiziying, directly reaching Rizhao Port in Shandong, where it was shipped to South China. This marks the official opening of the "Henan Shiziying—Rizhao Port" sea-rail intermodal chemical product dedicated channel.

　　This channel is a vivid practice of Rizhao Port actively responding to the national policy of adjusting the transportation structure from road to rail and proactively integrating into the ecological protection and high-quality development strategy of the Yellow River Basin. It opens a new efficient, stable, and green maritime route for high-value-added chemical products from the Central Plains region.

　　To meet the transportation needs of high-value-added chemical products, Rizhao Port Container Company has teamed up with railways, shipping companies, and logistics enterprises to tailor a "factory-to-factory" full-process logistics solution. Leveraging the advantage of a dedicated railway line directly reaching the port front, they have customized exclusive chemical product unloading processes and implemented closed-loop management of "direct line arrival, dedicated storage, and dedicated ship loading." In terms of efficiency improvement, the company has innovatively implemented an integrated supervision model of "port forward movement + railway freight yard," achieving direct cargo collection upon arrival at the port. They also closely coordinate with shipping companies to secure cabin space in advance, ensuring that the train matches the nearest shipping schedule upon arrival at the port. Thanks to seamless connection throughout the entire chain, the total transportation time for this batch of goods has been reduced by over 40%.

　　"The value of this batch of chemical products is high, and there are strict requirements on transportation timeliness. Any delay of even one day would significantly increase financial costs. Now that the logistics cycle has been shortened by nearly half, I feel much more at ease. The service at Rizhao Port is truly impressive!" said the head of a Henan chemical enterprise.

　　In the future, Rizhao Port Container Company will rely on the integrated operation advantages of Shandong Port containers to continuously deepen the tripartite coordination of "port, rail, and enterprise," focusing on various types of high-value-added goods. They will continuously improve the multimodal transport network and inject stronger momentum into the high-quality development of the regional economy with more precise customized services.

　　All-media reporter Ma Rongwei, correspondents Chi Haibo, Zhang Mingyu