On August 26, the highly anticipated 3rd China-Europe Railway Express (Zhengzhou) Expo grandly opened at the Central Plains International Convention Center. Jiang Ling, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress, and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone, attended the opening ceremony, joining industry peers from home and abroad to witness this annual flagship event in the international inland port sector. Themed "Connecting Asia-Europe Corridors, Integrating Land-Sea Ecosystems," the three-day expo aims to comprehensively showcase the latest achievements in the high-quality development of the China-Europe Railway Express and explore new pathways for innovation in international logistics and supply chains.
As the only national-level professional exhibition on the China-Europe Railway Express authorized by the China State Railway Group's CRE brand and filed with the Ministry of Commerce, this year's expo is not only the most high-profile, professional, and outcome-oriented benchmark industry event in the national railway express sector, but also a vital window for Zhengzhou and Henan Province to deeply integrate into the Belt and Road Initiative. With a total exhibition area of 20,000 square meters, the expo features four core exhibition zones: International Railway Express, Inland Port Hubs, Multimodal Transport Innovations, and CRE Supply Chain Innovations. Through panoramic and multi-dimensional displays, it comprehensively presents the cutting-edge trends in international inland port construction, practical experiences in logistics model innovation, robust capabilities in high-end equipment manufacturing, and fruitful achievements in the integration of transport, trade, and industry.
At the venue, exchanges were vibrant across all exhibition zones, facilitating highly efficient matchmaking of industrial resources. The expo has brought together over 500 leading industry enterprises, which made a strong presence with their latest technologies, products, and solutions, showcasing concentrated innovations in railway transport equipment, smart logistics and warehousing, multimodal transport connecting equipment, and digital supply chain management. Meanwhile, the event attracted more than 10,000 trade visitors for tours and business talks, along with over 1,000 distinguished domestic and international industry guests. Through a series of forums, promotional events, and B2B matchmaking sessions, guests and visitors engaged in in-depth discussions on hot topics such as hub economy development, cross-border logistics pain points, and supply chain resilience enhancement. A steady stream of cooperation intentions emerged on-site, fully demonstrating the expo's powerful resource aggregation and industry empowerment capabilities.
Notably, following the full completion and commissioning of the core functional zone of the Zhengzhou International Inland Port at the Airport Economy Zone, this expo serves as the first comprehensive, panoramic promotion event targeting domestic audiences while linking Asia and Europe. The convergence of this milestone elevates the expo beyond a mere industry exchange; it is a concentrated showcase of the achievements in building a new highland for inland opening-up. In recent years, Henan has continued to strengthen the China-Europe Railway Express consolidation center, continuously improving customs clearance efficiency and optimizing route layouts. The China-Europe Railway Express (Zhengzhou) has become a vital logistics backbone connecting the Eurasian continent. The successful holding of the expo will further consolidate Zhengzhou's hub status in the international inland port network, providing strong support for building an integration hub for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.
Industry experts point out that in building the new development paradigm with the domestic major cycle as the mainstay and the domestic and international dual cycles reinforcing each other, the strategic value of the China-Europe Railway Express, as the "steel camel caravans" of the international logistics system, is becoming increasingly prominent. This expo focuses on "multimodal transport innovation" and "CRE supply chain innovation," precisely addressing the core demands of industry development. By building such a high-profile and professional exchange platform, it not only helps promote in-depth cooperation among domestic and international logistics enterprises, equipment manufacturers, and traders, but also effectively facilitates the integration of transport, trade, and industry, injecting new momentum into the upgrading and quality improvement of the hub economy.
Over the next three days, the 3rd China-Europe Railway Express (Zhengzhou) Expo will roll out a series of major events, including industry summit forums, new product launch ceremonies, and government-enterprise matchmaking sessions. As the expo progresses, it is bound to yield more practical cooperation outcomes, contributing wisdom and strength to the construction of a safe, stable, and smooth international logistics corridor, and allowing the world to further see the new vitality and opportunities of China's inland opening-up.