Cross-border e-commerce logistics face challenges due to the influence of the fully managed model, particularly a shortage of air transport capacity. While e-commerce platforms aim for light asset operations, logistics providers must undertake heavy asset investments. In the future, the industry needs to coordinate resources from all parties to achieve sustainable development.
Container freight rates have significantly declined, particularly on trans-Pacific routes, with a weekly drop reaching double digits. Weak demand has led to the cancellation of numerous voyages, and more blank sailings are expected in the future, posing severe challenges for the shipping market.
China has over 1,800 overseas warehouses, providing strong support for cross-border e-commerce. These warehouses can be categorized into three types: third-party service-oriented, platform-oriented, and growth-oriented. They address challenges posed by the pandemic by shortening transport times and enhancing supply chain efficiency. Sellers should consider factors such as scale, management systems, reasonable costs, and integrated operations when choosing an overseas warehouse.
This article explores the changes and challenges faced by the overseas warehouse industry under new circumstances, including the rise of cross-border e-commerce platforms, tightening tax policies, and shifting market demands. Though the demand is substantial, intense competition is squeezing profit margins, requiring companies to adjust their strategies flexibly to adapt to the new environment.
The express delivery industry has experienced rapid growth driven by e-commerce, yet it faces declining profits and intense competition. The State Post Bureau will implement measures to support healthy industry development, while express delivery companies are actively expanding into international markets and seeking new profit models.
DHL is considering chartering ships to open new routes in response to freight and container shortages, while Kuehne + Nagel and DB Schenker are opting not to participate.
This paper explores the complexity of the logistics industrial internet and its transformation pathways. It analyzes the challenges faced by the industry, including issues of standardization, lack of cyclical fluctuations, and pressure from competitive cost reductions. The article suggests a three-step approach towards the industrial internet, focusing on digitalization, data collaboration, and capital support.
This article explores the current implementation status and challenges of Amazon's fully-managed model, analyzing how e-commerce platforms like TEMU have succeeded through such services. It also highlights future trends and types of development for cross-border logistics companies, emphasizing the importance of seizing opportunities in an increasingly competitive market.
This article explores key trends in the logistics industry of Latin America for 2025, including supply chain visualization, the application of generative artificial intelligence, and the transformation of customs processes. It presents optimization strategies and highlights the importance of businesses adapting to complex market environments.
This article explores how companies can enhance their financial and operational resilience through strategic warehousing in a constantly changing tariff environment. Key strategies include cross-docking, inventory management, bonded warehousing, and site planning, which help companies reduce costs, increase flexibility, and respond effectively to market changes.
