There was little fluctuation on the handling time of reloading at Alashankou and Khorgos. The longest for reloading was 7 days, and the shortest takes about 3 days; At the end of September, containers were reported to be stranded in Zabaykalsk, causing a certain degree of congestion at the Manzhouli . Currently, containers at the port can be reloaded within 8-15 days, and it is expected that the congestion will continue for a while in the future. The T/T for transshipment at Erenhot is maintained at 7-15 days as usual.

Overall, the transport efficiency of trains shipped overtook some changes. In the European direction, it takes about 12 days for trains to travel from Jinhua and Yiwu to Mala; Some trains departing from Chengdu to Malashevich took a longer time - about 16 days. In the Russian direction, the different ports and agents, the timeliness of each route varies. The domestic station is about 18 days faster than the coal-fired power station, and nearly 28 days slower; The transportation time to Vorsino is about 17 days, with slower ones exceeding 25 days.

The supply of spaces and freight rates for each route are as follows:

European route:

The supply and demand are stable, and the booking prices for October have not been adjusted. Scheduled spaces at most platforms can only be reserved until the end of November. All seats on the Jinan platform have been sold out. It is reported that the plan for the Chengdu-Lodz Express at the end of the monty will be suspended. The plans at Yiwu have also been released until late October.  

Russian route:

The supply and demand of the Russian-bound line is stable, a Platforms such as Xi'an, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou Zengcheng, Zhengzhou, and Hefei still have a certain number of remaining spaces set for mid October. The booking prices for most platforms are mostly around $5500, and the spot freight rates are basically the same as in September.

Central Asia route: 

The overall demand is flat, and the supply of cabin space is sufficient. There are 6-8 public trains scheduled to Tashkent every week in Xian, but we shall be particularly careful as the plans alter a lot. Spaces at Zhengzhou are still available for the mid to late of this month. Jinhua fine-tuned the booking price to be tune with that on the Yiwu platform, but there were still some remaining spaces in the two places in the latter half of Oct.

Article source: Cargo Talk