Cainiao joins hands with Shandong Port Shipping Group to open China-Korea e-commerce express line!
On July 18, Cainiao and Shandong Port Shipping Group (referred to as Shangang Shipping) announced the joint opening of the 'China-Korea Day-Day' e-commerce shipping express line, which operates six passenger and cargo ships (Ferry) per week, arriving at the port of Pyeongtaek in South Korea in an average of 13 hours to accelerate the realization of the China-Korea international courier 'Three-Day'. It accelerates the realization of 'three-day delivery' of China-Korea international express to cover the whole territory of Korea.
The ship can depart from Weihai Port and Yantai Port, and each ship can load more than 200 TEU of cargo on average. At the same time, it supports the transfer of goods back and forth between the two ports to fully meet the needs of cross-border e-commerce companies to collect goods in multiple places.
Data from Cainiao International Express shows that in June this year, the number of cross-border parcels sent to South Korea by Cainiao increased by more than three digits year-on-year.
This time, the rookie shipping team signed directly with the shipowner to open a special line for cross-border e-commerce customers to provide a more stable and high-frequency shipping schedule for cross-border merchants and DTC e-commerce platforms in China and South Korea.
Specifically, cross-border merchants using Cainiao Ocean Express can enjoy the whole chain of services from the port of origin warehouse to the destination port of supervision warehouse customs clearance, including the cabin price, booking on the same day, late first unloading, and other multiple VIP services, each cross-border logistics link to achieve a seamless connection, so that China's e-commerce parcels can be delivered to South Korean consumers in as fast as 3 days.
According to the person in charge of ocean transportation in the international supply chain of Cainiao, this cooperation with Shandong Port Group to open the China-Korea ocean transportation e-commerce line, marking the beginning of the construction of Cainiao's ocean transportation trunk line from China to South Korea, and the further enrichment of Asian e-commerce express line products.
Raider hopes to help cross-border merchants grasp the new opportunities for the development of the Korean market, save transportation time as much as possible, provide Korean consumers with a cross-border logistics experience close to local logistics, and further enhance the overseas competitiveness of Chinese goods.
It is understood that during the 618 period, Cainiao has launched the 'new horse daily class' e-commerce express products. In addition, Cainiao united with Speedmart to expand the capacity of its Weihai warehouse and Yantai warehouse by a total of more than 30,000 square meters, becoming a double insurance for the Korean market.
In March 2022, Cainiao officially launched its distribution center and Kaban line in Korea. The Cainiao Korea distribution center is equipped with automatic assembly lines, small distribution equipment and other intelligent logistics equipment. After the distribution center is online, the operational efficiency and cost control of cross-border parcels will be further optimized, and compared with the past, it is expected that the overall delivery time of cross-border parcels will save more than 12 hours, and the end operation cost will be reduced by more than 10% or more.