A China Railway Express train loaded with 55 TEUs departed Zhengzhou in Central China's Henan province for Duisburg of Germany on July 8. Of the 55 containers, 17 carried 4,000 air conditioners, accounting for over 30 percent of the total volume.
Zhengzhou CR Express dispatched negligible air conditioners to Europe over the same period last year. This summer, however, major European nations including Germany, France, Italy and Spain face relentless record heatwaves, with regional temperatures repeatedly topping 45℃. Costly installation, tight historic building facade regulations have kept Europe's household air conditioning penetration at a low level, compounded by massive supply shortfall in local finished cooling units. The soaring volumes carried by Zhengzhou CR Express mirror this sudden shift in European market.
Boasting speedy transit, cost-competitive rates and streamlined customs clearance, China Railway Express has evolved into the primary shipping channel for exporting air conditioning units to Europe, with the complete transit taking just 15 to 20 days. (Chinese source: dahe.cn Reporter: Lei Jinwen Correspondent: Xie Yujing Translator: Yang Jiaxin Proofreader: Chen Xingjie and Zhao Hanqing)
