Logistics network is an important component of modern circulation system. Smooth economic circulation, expanding high-level openness, and ensuring the stability of industrial and supply chains all rely on a strong logistics network.

The Central Economic Work Conference held at the end of last year once again emphasized the need to accelerate the formation of a secure and efficient logistics network with internal and external connectivity. What new progress has been made in the construction of China's logistics network in recent years, and what key tasks are still facing? The reporter interviewed relevant departments, enterprises, and experts.

The transportation framework is becoming more complete, and transportation services are steadily improving

Overall strong logistics support

The construction of the Sichuan Tibet Railway and its supporting roads, the Yangtze Huaihe River Diversion Project and other shipping projects are in good order. The Beijing Harbin High speed Railway and Beijing Xinjiang Expressway are all completed, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport and Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport are put into operation, and the China Laos Railway is completed and opened to traffic. By 2021, China's transportation infrastructure construction will be steadily advanced.

Building a logistics network, infrastructure construction is the foundation, and transportation organization is the key. While the transportation network is accelerating and improving, the level of comprehensive transportation services is also continuously improving.

——Overcoming difficulties and ensuring stable and smooth international logistics.

International shipping accounts for about 95% of China's foreign trade cargo transportation volume. In the process of preventing and controlling the COVID-19, COSCO Shipping Group, the shipping company with the largest comprehensive transportation capacity in the world, with the support of relevant departments, has worked hard to overcome the difficulties of some overseas ports, such as congestion and "one box is hard to find", so as to maintain stable operation. In 2021, COSCO Shipping Group carried 1.36 billion tons of goods globally, with a freight turnover of 3.87 trillion tons per nautical mile, an increase of 1.2% and 4.2% year-on-year, respectively. In addition, in 2021, China Europe freight trains operated 15000 trains throughout the year, a year-on-year increase of 22%, and sent 1.46 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 29%, which also played a positive role in ensuring smooth operation.

Overall, an international logistics supply chain system that is open, shared, globally covered, secure, reliable, and strongly guaranteed is accelerating its establishment. At present, China's international waterway transportation routes cover more than 100 countries, with the highest global sea transportation connectivity. International air cargo is navigable to 80 countries worldwide, and the China Europe freight train connects more than 170 cities in 23 European countries. The scope of international road transportation cooperation has expanded to 19 countries.

——Efficiency improvement, promoting smooth circulation of the national economy.

"During last year's' Double 11 'period, thanks to the most advanced e-commerce logistics intelligent sorting line in China, 80% of JD's orders in Urumqi were delivered on the same day or the next day, and the delivery time for packages in other regions of Xinjiang was shortened by more than 2 days." The person in charge of JD Logistics stated that JD has built a complete supply chain system on the basis of a strong logistics network, and currently achieves same day or next day delivery in 93% of districts and counties and 84% of townships in China. ".

In recent years, China has been promoting the improvement of logistics quality and efficiency by adjusting transportation structure, developing multimodal transportation, improving urban di