BEIJING:
In a significant development, a truck laden with cold chain containers carrying seafood from Pakistan has successfully reached Kashgar city in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, traversing the cross border land route.
This groundbreaking achievement marks the first-ever transportation of seafood containers from Pakistan to Kashgar city via the CPEC, according to a report by Global Times published on Friday.
A representative from the Pakistani transport company expressed excitement about this milestone, stating, “This is the first attempt at bilateral cross-border road transport business in partnership with a Chinese firm. The cost and price of cold chain transport on this route are currently being assessed, and our Chinese partners are also exploring more opportunities to import commodities from Pakistan.”
The representative further highlighted the advantages of road transport, citing significantly lower shipment costs compared to air transport and simplified customs clearance procedures. Notably, the truck’s journey took only eight days, whereas sea transport from Karachi Port to Shanghai’s Yangshan Port typically takes nearly a month.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 3rd, 2023.
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