TIR Cold Chain Road Freight: Direct Fres Diagram

Strengths

• Fast TIR customs clearance efficiency, door-to-door full-process temperature-controlled traceability
• More flexible than railway freight trains in covering origins and ports

Weaknesses

• Heavy asset fleet, with expansion speed subject to limitations
• Large fluctuations in one-way cargo volume, making empty-run losses difficult to eliminate

Opportunities

• Growth in two-way trade of fruits, vegetables, and agricultural products in Central Asia
• Belt and Road port facility upgrades and policy support

Threats

• Diversion of cargo sources by China-Europe railway cold chains
• Changes in border quarantine policies and port congestion