CCTV News: In this year’s logistics development, effectively reducing the logistics costs of the whole society has become a key word. Actions to reduce logistics costs continue to advance to better serve the real economy.

In this wood manufacturing company in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, 98% of the company's wood product transportation is now realized through the online freight platform.

Jiang Hao, general manager of Jiangsu Kunshan Good Life Home Furnishing Board Co., Ltd.: Procurement plans are becoming more and more precise, and logistics costs have been reduced by about 30%.

There are currently 3,286 online freight platform companies in the country. Using the platform to match vehicle and cargo information and optimize routes can largely reduce information gaps and reduce the empty truck rate.

Cheng Cheng, a shipowner who has been doing inland water transport on the Yangtze River all year round, now uses his mobile phone to search for goods sources on the online water transport platform, which greatly improves the accuracy of finding goods.

Shipowner Cheng Cheng: In the past, the longest time I had to wait for goods was ten or eight days. Now when the ship arrives at the port, the goods can be loaded within three days.

In order to effectively support the "door-to-door" full logistics service, China Railway Group has developed and launched a railway network freight logistics platform, which has attracted 34,500 social vehicles so far.

According to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, the ratio of total social logistics costs to GDP this year is 14.1%, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from the previous year, which means that the logistics costs required per unit of GDP are further reduced. According to the "Action Plan to Effectively Reduce Logistics Costs in Whole Society", this ratio will strive to be reduced to around 13.5% by 2027.

Cai Jin, President of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing: Every one percentage point decrease in the ratio of total logistics costs to GDP means that the overall efficiency will increase by 1.2 to 1.3 trillion yuan.

New logistics models and new business formats are accelerating their development this year

New logistics models and new business formats represented by the low-altitude economy are also accelerating their development this year and promoting the economy High-quality development continues to advance.

In Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan, the local area is entering the peak picking period of cash crops. This year, with the support of the civil aviation department, the local government introduced load-bearing drones for the first time to help solve the problem of difficult transportation in high-altitude areas.

Jiang Mouyu, Executive Secretary-General of the China Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association: We have prepared a total of 5 drones this time. The largest drone has a load capacity of 240 kilograms and can fly to an altitude of 3,500 meters.

With the help of five drones, Feng Liming, a large grass and fruit grower, picked more than 2,000 kilograms of fresh grass fruits from the mountainside of more than 1,900 meters above sea level in less than half a day. The transfer of more than 1600 meters of distribution center.

Feng Liming, a villager in Yaping Village, Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province: I picked more than 2,000 kilograms of grass fruits today, saving more than 600 yuan in cost.

The new air cargo model represented by air-to-air transfer has also begun to take root. Recently, an SF Airlines flight carrying a cargo of flowers landed at Ezhou Huahu Airport from Kunming, Yunnan Province. After a three-hour layover, the cargo took an SF flight again to Incheon, South Korea. At the same time, more than 2,700 kilograms of ready-made garments carried by China Continent Airlines arrived at Ezhou Huahu Airport from Dhaka, Bangladesh. After a short stay, they were again transported to Seattle by Atlas Air.

Zuo Limin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Hubei International Logistics Airport Co., Ltd.: It made its first air-to-air transfer in August. So far, Huahu Airport has successfully completed more than 1,000 international air-to-air transfers. In November The air-to-air cargo transfer capacity reaches 2,000 tons.

Cold chain logistics is developing rapidly to help improve consumer quality

In the logistics segment, cold chain logistics can be said to be closely related to people's livelihood consumption.

With the continuous release of consumer demand, the scale of the cold chain logistics market continues to expand, and cold chain infrastructure continues to improve, effectively helping to improve consumer quality.

At Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, a civil aviation cargo plane transported Chilean cherries from the far across the Pacific Ocean to our country.

Huang Qiuxia, head of customs affairs at the western fresh produce port of China Eastern Cold Chain Logistics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.: There is a big breakthrough in terms of mode and time. It takes more than 30 days to charter a direct flight from Chile to Chengdu. hours, saving transportation costs and improving the quality of fresh food.

In order to ensure the rapid customs clearance of imported fresh food in compliance with regulatory requirements, the customs has implemented 7×24 customs clearance at Shuangliu International Airport and established a green channel for fresh food.

With the help of the convenient cold chain logistics and transportation system, foreign fresh foods such as cherries, salmon, and durian can now quickly enter the Chinese market, further enriching consumers' dining tables.

The reporter learned from the Cold Chain Logistics Professional Committee of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing that the total cold chain logistics in 2024 is expected to be 9.26 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.0%; the total cold chain demand is expected to be 365 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%.

Cui Zhongfu, chief economist of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing: Cold chain logistics is still recovering and improving throughout the year. Especially since entering the third quarter, the development of cold chain has entered a fast lane. Mainly due to the rapid development of catering services and fresh food e-commerce, the demand for cold chain has increased.

In addition, the number of refrigerated trucks continues to grow this year. The number of refrigerated trucks in 2024 is expected to reach 484,500, a year-on-year increase of 12.15%.