The Chinese horticultural marketplace is developing at a rapid pace and many orotund - graduated table mathematical product are being realize . As you’re able to imagine , the structure of these greenhouses can not start without materials and political machine . machine and material that often come from Dutch companies , for whom it is a challenge to get everything on localisation promptly and simply . An improved rail loading connection via the New Silk Road , and the realization of a logistics centre in the Chinese free swop zone Zhangjiagang , has recently made it a lot easier for suppliers to get there .
" We know that it would be faster , but that our machine would be on location in China within 14 twenty-four hour period by train was beyond expectation , " says Marc Staring , Export Manager for Meteor Systems .
Taiwanese marketLike more and more other horticultural supplier , Meteor Systems is increasingly fighting in China . Their natural process include projects for the horticultural as well as the floricultural market : both veggie projection as well as floral projects are currently realized or planned .
The need from the Taiwanese market encourages Meteor Systems to increase their comportment in China . for increase the efficiency , the company decided it was prison term to keep a roll - forming machine for growing gutter in the state full clock time . This elbow room the project costs will be low-down and the efficiency will be higher . " Now that we have more and more task in China , we need to be able to reply faster to questions from client in China and the rest of Asia " , Marc says .
New Silk RouteThe machine was the first Meteor Systems machine that was channel via the improved New Silk Route track link . This honored Chinese project has been used for several years now for expatriation between China and Europe .
“ We used to transport our material and machines by boat . It takes 32 day from Rotterdam to Shanghai . And then the same materials still had to be transported over distances of about 3,000 - 6,000 klick inland . "
Logistics center with financial benefitTransport by railroad train is more expensive than by boat , but in plus to a considerable amplification in fourth dimension ( on average , the train journey from a Dutch or German station take 18 to 20 Clarence Day ) and extra flexibility it also bring a financial advantage . A logistics park in the innocent trade zona in Zhangjiagang is central in this advantage .
Rob Brekelmans from Claasen Logistics - that paved the way for Meteor and future horticultural suppliers , explains how this play with the complicated Chinese import rule .
“ Normally motorcar or materials that are temporarily import , have to be export again within six months . This does not hold to the Zhangjiagang logistic park . Since this park serves as a leasing company , it is potential to stack away goods here longer , until they are sold . A second benefit from this free trade zone is that the customs and clearance toll only have to be pay when machines or textile leave the geographical zone - when they are sold . "
The transports are convey out by Coastlink , Joint Venture partner of Claasen Logistics . In China , Coastlink work together with MultiModal Link - MML with which a strategical alliance has been give . "
Bridge to other Asian countriesThe products then can be transported to the project either in China itself , but also in other Asiatic nation . " The logistics park with the cargo train connection also offers a solution for trade with these country " , says Rob .
" We can also reach other Asiatic nation more easily , " Marc confirms - however , from the planning it is confirmed there are several Chinese projection to be realized first . " presently there ’s a Lycopersicon esculentum project in China to be realise . And a identification number of project will follow in the fall , for which we will use the roller - forming auto as well . “For more information : Meteor Systems B.V.Minervum 70814817 ZK BredaThe Netherlands+31 ( 0)76 504 28 42[email protected]www.meteorsystems.nlCoastlink B.V.www.coastlink.eu[email protected]Harry Witjes+31 ( 0)13 571 33 89
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