Since September 2019, high-speed refrigerated trains have been running from Russia to the People's Republic of China. Within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum 2019, a solemn ceremony was held to sign a package of cooperation agreements between JSC Russian Export Center, the National Institute for Support of domestic non-primary exports, JSC Russian Railways Logistics, the largest multimodal logistics operator in the CIS and the Baltic States, JSC Slavtrans-Service, LLC FVC Sever.
Agroexpress is a service of accelerated container trains for the delivery of agricultural products, including those requiring temperature control. This service provides domestic manufacturers with an excellent opportunity to enter new markets.
"The launch of Agroexpresses will reduce the delivery time of Russian food products to China. For Chinese buyers, this will be significantly faster than shipping the same goods by sea from Europe or America, which in turn makes our joint project really competitive. For domestic exporters, Agroexpresses will not only open new markets in China, but also help reduce transportation costs for their products through government export support measures," said Andrey Slepnev, CEO of REC.
It should be noted that Russian Railways Logistics is responsible for providing integrated transport and logistics services for Agroexpress trains, provides railway rolling stock, pays railway fares on Russian territory and organizes transportation on the "first" and "last" miles.