Author(s)

ZhiHong Shi^1, 2*, Otgonbold Dorjderem¹, HaiYan Liu³

Affiliation(s)

¹Graduate School, University of Finance and Economics, Ulaanbaatar, 13381, Mongolia.

²School of Business Administration, Inner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics, Hohhot 010000, Inner Mongolia, China.

³Inner Mongolia Weixintong Power Communication Engineering Design Co., Hohhot 010000, Inner Mongolia, China.

Corresponding Author

ZhiHong Shi

ABSTRACT

China-Mongolia international railway container transportation cooperation plays a crucial role in promoting the economic connectivity between the two countries, especially in the framework of the “Belt and Road” initiative and the “China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor” which has made significant progress. This paper analyzes the current cooperation status and challenges of China-Mongolia railway container transport and discusses the potential direction of future cooperation. Although China and Mongolia have achieved certain results in infrastructure construction, logistics management and policy coordination, the problems of insufficient railway capacity, high cost of empty container transfer, differences in technical standards for cross-border railway switching, and extreme climate impact still exist. Future cooperation should focus on infrastructure connectivity, development of multimodal transport modes, railway capacity enhancement and promotion of green transportation. By deepening China-Mongolia-Russia trilateral cooperation, optimizing transport corridors and improving service levels, both sides will play a more important strategic role in the global supply chain.

KEYWORDS

China-Mongolia Railway; Container transportation; Infrastructure connectivity; Multimodal transport

CITE THIS PAPER

ZhiHong Shi, Otgonbold Dorjderem, HaiYan Liu. Exploring the development of China-Mongolia international railway container transportation cooperation. Eurasia Journal of Science and Technology. 2024, 6(3): 53-57. DOI: 10.61784/ejst3015.

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