An additional 1,000 square metres of the site has been allocated for handling dangerous goods. Local government officials attended the inauguration on 22 July.
According to CEVA, the new centre will support less-than-truckload (LTL) consolidation, enabling multiple shippers to share vehicle capacity. The company stated that using the TIR model at the site can shorten transit times by around 30% and reduce costs by about 15% compared with conventional road transport.
Alashankou is a key land port on China’s western border, providing direct highway connections into Central Asia, the Caucasus and Europe. The bonded zone in which the centre is located offers preferential customs clearance and storage policies intended to facilitate cross-border e-commerce and manufacturing supply chains.
CEVA said the Alashankou facility will form the basis of a wider TIR network linking about 30 cities in 15 countries across Central Asia, the Caucasus and Europe.
Earlier this summer, CEVA expanded its UK fleet powered by HVO100 biofuel, investing in infrastructure at 18 sites to support 450 vehicles by the end of 2025. Since 2021, the company has used more than 11 million litres of HVO in the UK, reducing carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by over 25,000 tonnes.
