Container transportation of Belarusian products to China increased by 6.5 times in 2022

05 Jan 2023

In 2022 Belarusian Railway continued to work on development the important conditions to increase the volume of Belarusian exports transported by container trains.

Through the year Belarusian Railway organized the departure of 988 container trains transporting Belarusian exports from Belarus to China. According to preliminary data, the volume of exports transported by the container trains was close to 120 000 containers in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), 6.5 times up from 2021. Products of woodworking enterprises, fertilizers, and dairy products represented the bulk of the transportation.

The development of export transportation and the promotion of Belarusian products onto foreign markets represent the most important areas of work for Belarusian Railway.

Today, thanks to effective interaction with all the participants of the transport services market and thanks to business contacts Belarusian products can be delivered to China within two weeks. The delivery time includes product transportation to a railway station and consequent transportation by road to any part of country, including the “last-mile” service.

In 2023 Belarusian Railway will pay close attention to further development of export transportation of Belarusian products to foreign markets, primarily to China and Eurasian Economic Union countries.

prepared by the Press Center of BCh