Russia/China: Railways sign agreement on electronic data exchange

22.06.2017

Russia/China: Railways sign agreement on electronic data exchange
Logistika, 22 Jun 2017, online:-
Russian Railways and Chinese Railway have signed an agreement on electronic data exchange for cargo transportation. The document envisages providing data on shipping and forwarding documents in real time. This will simplify control procedures and expedite customs clearance, which will increase the speed of trains.
The companies also noted that the organization of transportation by high-speed rail Russia - China - Europe is one of the most significant directions of their cooperation. In addition, the parties agreed to study the possibility of a test shipment of e-commerce cargoes by mail-baggage wagons of passenger trains Beijing - Moscow before 1 July.
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