China Railways has launched its first official online portal serving the China Europe Express. The portal, on the one hand, will publish statistics about China Europe Express operations. On the other hand, forwarders can directly book containers in the digital platform over the existing China-Europe Express routes.

The website was supposed to launch in December last year but was delayed due to COVID-related implications. The website is much anticipated for rail forwarders active on the route between China and Europe since no such data centre was previously available to consolidate China-Europe-Express-related information. Currently, via the website, forwarders can search for the existing operational routes between China and Europe, as well as the service frequency and timeliness. Scattered data, such as the volume of each route, are also available. The website is available in three languages: Chinese, English and Russian.

Launching the platform is deemed a big step for China Railways to digitalise its services. Forwarders can now use the platform for insurance coverage, container tracking, electronic locking and other related Internet of Things (LoT) services.

Article source: Railfreight