Four visits to China deepen cooperation, cross-border logistics of pile foundation heavy equipment welcomes golden period

The intensive visits of the four permanent members of the Security Council to China have strengthened the global consensus on cooperation with China, and China’s “cooperation power” has become a global necessity. The export of large-scale pile foundation equipment such as rotary drilling rigs and pile drivers has brought triple benefits of policies, markets, and channels, accelerating the optimization and upgrading of cross-border logistics patterns.

Multilateral consensus implemented, trade barriers continue to weaken

The visit of the four permanent members to China has promoted the recovery of economic and trade cooperation, and favorable policies such as tariff exemptions and quota relaxation have gradually been released. The export tariffs on heavy equipment such as rotary drilling rigs have been reduced, high surcharges have been cancelled, and the logistics costs of individual equipment have significantly decreased. The facilitation agreements for customs clearance between China and France, China and the UK, and China and Russia have been signed, and the inspection standards for ultra wide and ultra high equipment have been mutually recognized. Previous issues such as port detention and repeated verification have been significantly reduced, and compliance costs have been further reduced.

Global infrastructure heating up, equipment export demand surges

Cooperation consensus has boosted global confidence in infrastructure investment, and projects in Europe, the United States and the “the Belt and Road” have been intensively implemented. The United States restarts infrastructure plans, the European Union promotes cross-border transportation networks, the underground space development boom in the Middle East and Southeast Asia continues, and the order volume of high torque rotary drilling rigs and deep pile drivers continues to rise. Domestic equipment has outstanding cost-effectiveness, technology has reached the international advanced level, market access barriers have been lowered, and export resistance has significantly decreased.

Customs clearance efficiency has increased, and the circulation of oversized equipment has been accelerated

Deepen cooperation between Chinese and foreign customs, open up special inspection channels for large pile foundation equipment, and implement convenient measures such as “ship side direct lifting and port loading”. Shanghai, Ningbo, Zhoushan and other core ports optimize the lifting and yard scheduling of large items, and the equipment can be quickly connected to heavy flatbed trucks for transportation after arrival at the port. The China Europe freight train provides customized transportation solutions, reinforced with specialized flatbed trucks for transportation, which improves the efficiency several times compared to traditional sea freight and reduces the cargo damage rate to an extremely low level.

Optimization of transportation capacity layout and enhancement of logistics supply chain resilience

Shipping companies are increasing their investment in large-scale transportation capacity on routes between China and the United States, China and Europe, and China and Russia, and improving their resource guarantee capabilities for special ships, frame containers, and other vessels. Leading companies such as COSCO Shipping deepen cooperation with construction machinery manufacturers, lock in priority cabin space, and alleviate the dilemma of “one cabin difficult to find” during peak seasons. The multimodal transportation channels such as sea rail intermodal transportation and open sea intermodal transportation are well-established, effectively avoiding the risk of single route, and the alternative solutions for sensitive routes such as the Middle East and Red Sea are mature.

Forming a cooperative ecosystem and advancing professional service capabilities

The global cooperation dividend drives the logistics industry to upgrade towards specialization and integration. Leading logistics companies are deeply cultivating large-scale transportation technology and optimizing special plans for complex working conditions such as deserts, high temperatures, and exceeding limits. The value-added services such as customs clearance, local operation and maintenance, and cross-border leasing are expanding synchronously, forming an integrated model of “transportation+service”. Chinese and foreign enterprises jointly build overseas alliances, integrate global transportation, construction, and customer resources, and help domestic pile foundation equipment deeply cultivate the global market.