China Rail Hapag-Lloyd Inland

Your China Inland Solution:

Simple, efficient and reliable

China's Inland cities are growing fast, and so are Hapag-Lloyd’s Inland solutions for serving its customers even better. Supported by our extensive global port network and dedicated Inland solutions experts, the first phase of Hapag-Lloyd’s rail and sea product will cover 37 most active Inland locations with different sea port connections.

  • One-stop quotation and operation solutions for Inland business under Through B/L
  • Customized rail service based on customer business requirements
  • Dedicated Inland customer service teams
  • Priority release of equipment under Through B/L at Inland locations
  • Access to Hapag-Lloyd’s extensive global Inland service network
  • Inland and maritime services from a single source
  • Greater time and cost efficiency due to faster and more reliable delivery by rail
  • Less uncertainties and more planning certainty with our dedicated Inland customer service teams and qualified partners
  • Reduced carbon footprint by converting from truck to (combined) rail transportation

Hapag-Lloyd Inland Services – There is nowhere we don’t go!

Did you know that you can use Quick Quotes for Inland transportation? Get your instant, competitive quote for transportation services to and from Inland locations combined with a sea shipment in just a few clicks.

Get your quote
  1. Get your through rate from our Quick Quotes or your contract rate
  2. Book through your preferred channel in advance
  3. Receive booking confirmation with operation details from Hapag-Lloyd
  4. Pick up empty container from rail depot for your stuffing and return the laden back to rail depot
  5. Hapag-Lloyd arrange the rail transportation to the sea port
  6. Customs clearance handled by customer directly
  7. Settle payment with Hapag-Lloyd 
  8. Receive Through B/L from Hapag-Lloyd
  • The rail service will comply with the regulations of China Railway Company
  • The rail service applies for standard dry container only, it is not applicable for reefer and Dangerous Goods cargo
  • Rail quotation as per floating tariff, and subject to adjustment
  • Rail shipment pricing date is based on laden container gate-in rail depot date
  • Rail service delivery is subject to vessel space confirmation and rail capacity availabilityas well as equipment availability
  • The rail-sea booking window follows the mother vessel schedule
  • Customers need to book the railway service in advance considering the lead time required for empty equipment repositioning and the rail transportation time for connection to mother vessel at sea port
  • Detention is calculated based on container pickup and return at rail depot
  • Customer needs to pickup the empty container from the railway depot and return the laden container back to the railway depot. Railway depot address is specified in the booking confirmation
  • Customs clearance will be handled by customers directly
  • Container stuffing needs to comply with the guidelines of railway company:
    •  Weight needs to be balanced within the container and between the container 
    •  Pictures of different stuffing stages need to be provided to our railways service vendors
    •  For more details, please refer to our railway service vendors 
  • Rail service is subject to the surcharges at terminal by the carrier or third parties, which may include but are not limited to:
    •  Empty pickup fee at depot
    •  Terminal handling charge
    •  Seal fee
    •  Port construction
    •  Port security
    •  Gate in charge In case of booking cancellation, standard booking cancel fee is applied. If additional costs occur, it will be collected from the customer
  • Rail quotations for Nanchang/Ganzhou/ Longnan apply for cargo under Santong policy
  •  Hefei rail quotations apply for cargo with customs declaration at Hefei
Location Code Port Frequency Rail T/T (days) Sea Rail Estimated (days)
Changping CNCPI Yantian Daily 0.5 2
Changsha CNCSH Yantian 3 per week 2 4
Changzhou CNCZX Ningbo 3 per week 1 4
Changzhou CNCZX Shanghai Daily 0.5 4
Chengdu CNCDU Shanghai 2 per week 5 1
Chongqing CNCQI Ningbo Daily 3 10
Dezhou CNDEZ Qingdao 5 per week 1 4
Ganzhou CNGZH Yantian Daily 1 3
Hefei CNHFI Ningbo Daily 1 4
Hengyang CNHNY Yantian 3 per week 1.5 4
Heshan CNHSN Yantian Daily 0.5 2
Heyuan CNHEY Yantian 5 per week 0.5 2
Heze CNHZS Qingdao Daily 1 5
Huzhou CNHZH Ningbo Daily 1 3
Jiaozhou CNJZH Qingdao Daily 1 3
Jimo CNJMO Qingdao Daily 1 4
Jinghua CNJHA Ningbo Daily 1 3
Liaocheng CNLCH Qingdao Daily 1 4
Liling CNLLI Yantian 3 per week 2 4
Longnan CNLOA Yantian 3 per week 1 4
Nanchang CNNCH Ningbo Daily 1 4
Nanchang CNNCH Yantian 3 per week 1.5 4
Pinghunan CNPHN Yantian 14 per week 0.5 2
Qingyuan CNQGY Yantian 6 per week 0.5 2
Quzhou CNQZS Ningbo On demand 1 4
Shaoguan CNHSC Yantian 6 per week 0.5 2
Shaoxing CNSXG Ningbo Daily 1 4
Shijiazhuang CNSJZ Tianjin 2 per week 1.5 10
Taiyuan CNTYU Tianjin 1 per week 2 9
Taizhou CNTAZ Ningbo Daily 1 3
Wuhan CNWUH Ningbo On demand 7 10
Xi’an CNXIA Qingdao 2-3 per week 2.5 5
Xiaoshan CNXIS Ningbo Daily 1 4
Yiwu CNYIU Ningbo Daily 1 4
Yueyang CNYYA Yantian 3 per week 2 4
Zaozhuang CNZZS Qingdao 5 per week 1 4
Zhengzhou CNZGZ Qingdao 2-3 per week 1.5 5
Zhuzhou CNZZO Yantian 3 per week 1.5 4