CHINA's Cainiao Smart Logistics Network - a subsidiary of
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba - has inked a freighter charter deal with Atlas Air as it targets the South American e-commerce market.
The
deal will see Atlas fly dedicated charter flights between China, Brazil and
Chile three times per week to "enhance Alibaba's extensive logistics
network as cross-border trade between China and Latin America continues to
expand".
The
service will start in November and will reduce shipping times between China and
destination markets from a week to an average of three days, according to London's Air Cargo News.
The
move comes as Cainiao has seen its parcel volumes to South America take off
this year; in the third quarter of 2020 it transported more than 8 million
packages, double the number transported during the second quarter of this year.
"At
Cainiao, we continue to invest in our network to support Alibaba merchants
operating more than 100,000 online shops," said William Xiong, Cainiao's chief strategist and general manager of export
logistics.
"Our
partnership with Atlas Air will help us establish an efficient, reliable
network to South America and other worldwide destinations by significantly
reducing airfreight delivery time for the merchants we support."
Atlas Air Worldwide president and chief
executive John Dietrich commented: "The global scale of our operating
networks will enable Cainiao to continue to enhance its logistics capabilities
and meet its objectives to offer customers faster deliveries globally."
Cainiao
added that it is committed to facilitating international trade by improving overall
supply chain efficiency and launching direct routes to major regions across the
globe. Cainiao is expected to operate about 1,300 chartered flights by the end
of 2020. Alibaba meanwhile has the ambition of achieving 24 hour delivery
anywhere in China and 72 hours globally.
Source
: HKSG.
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