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The first “timber train” from Zhangjiagang (Jiangsu province) to the Ganzhou International Dry Port arrived on 29 September. The train was loaded with 40 containers, all of which contained wood imported through Zhangjiagang by Linsentai Furniture Ltd and other local furniture companies in Nankang. Source: Tropical Timber Report
The goods were shipped using a new water–rail combination transport channel: from Zhangjiagang to Jiujiang Port by river, and then to the Ganzhou International Dry Port by train.
Zhangjiagang is a traditional port for imports of African and other timbers and one of the most important timber- supply bases for the furniture industry in Nankang, a district situated in Ganzhou city, Jiangxi province.
The new transportation channel has increased the ease of shipping African timber and marks a further transition from road transport to rail for timber imported via Zhangjiagang.
The new channel will reduce costs and increase efficiency for furniture companies; increase the supply of imported wood; and assist the development of the Ganzhou Dry Port International Timber Trading Centre.
Ganzhou International Dry Port is promoting the development of a national trading and distribution centre for imported timber, and it held the Imported Timber Expo in October. Cooperation among ports such as Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Ningbo and Zhangjiagang is expected to open up further logistics channels for the importation and distribution of timber in China and help create a hub for timber import and trade businesses close to the port, with benefits for a wide range of wood- consuming sectors.
