1. DHL is considering placing a large and long-term order for new-generation cargo planes from Airbus or Boeing.
The evaluation is currently in the preliminary stages for either the A350F or the Boeing 777-8F. CEO Tobias Meyer stated that the company will discuss with aircraft manufacturers whether they are interested in a one-time transaction or a more scattered approach. Any transaction would be concluded in two to three years, with delivery of the new aircraft orders expected well beyond 2030.
Source: Titanium Media
2. The cross-border e-commerce full cargo flight route from Shenyang to Chicago has been launched.
On November 15th, a B777-F type full cargo aircraft operated by Guohang Airlines took off from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, carrying 103 tons of daily necessities and electronic accessories such as clothes, shoes, hats, mobile phone cases, and other cross-border e-commerce products from Guangdong to the central American city of Chicago. With a total value of about 34 million yuan, this marks the official opening of the new cross-border e-commerce full cargo flight route from Shenyang to Chicago. Currently, Shenyang Airport operates 5 international freight charter routes, with 9 fixed flights per week. After the stable operation of the newly launched Shenyang-Chicago cross-border e-commerce full cargo flight route, it is planned to operate three flights per week, providing nearly 1,200 tons of capacity for exports to the Midwest of the United States per month, driving local import and export trade of over 400 million yuan.
Source: CGL Grand Door Logistics
3. The full cargo plane international scheduled flight route from Kunming to Yangon has completed its successful maiden flight.
The transportation time from port to port for this inaugural full cargo plane route is only 2 hours. Compared with traditional land transport channels, it can greatly improve the transportation efficiency between the two places, effectively guaranteeing the high-quality and efficient transportation of goods, and alleviate the logistics transportation and distribution problems of commercial enterprises in both places for import and export goods, cross-border e-commerce parcels, fruits, and fresh products.
Source: Aviation Freight Information Express
4. Temu launches sea freight logistics.
Temu, a cross-border e-commerce platform under Pinduoduo, has cooperated with world-famous shipping companies such as Maersk, Evergreen, CMA CGM, MSC, and COSCO Shipping to solve cross-border e-commerce logistics problems through sea freight. This move will help Temu reduce logistics costs.
Source: 36Kr
5. SHEIN's Black Friday promotion will continue until early December.
SHEIN launched its Black Friday promotion on November 6th, and the offer will continue until early December. Throughout November, eligible orders, as well as all Black Friday and Cyber Monday orders, will enjoy free delivery services. George Chiao, President of SHEIN USA, stated that with the holiday season approaching, the platform hopes that the significant discounts on Black Friday and Cyber Monday will meet all customers' holiday shopping needs.
Source: PRNewswire
6. Alibaba's international platform has completed the acquisition of Visable
a B2B digital trading platform based in Europe. Following the acquisition, Visable will continue to operate independently, with no changes to its management team or organizational structure. Alibaba's international platform will now operate dual brands in Europe, serving more customers through multiple B2B digital trading platforms. In the future, Alibaba's international platform will continue to increase its investment in Europe and provide ongoing technological support to Visable's B2B platforms to better serve European customers.
Source: China Securities Network
7. Amazon partners with Luxembourg Post.
On November 15th, Amazon established a partnership with Luxembourg Post. Through this collaboration, Amazon can offer more than 170 new pickup points for customers in Luxembourg, including packaging stations, lockers, and staffed service counters.
Now, buyers who check out on Amazon and select Luxembourg Post delivery services only need to choose a parcel pickup location based on the map or enter an address, whereas previously, buyers had to register for a postal account before entering the delivery address.
Source: AMZ123
8. Taiwan's top three shipping companies announce their latest performance.
On November 15th, Taiwan's top three shipping companies, Evergreen Marine Corp., Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp., and Wan Hai Lines, successively announced their third-quarter results.
Evergreen Marine Corp. recorded third-quarter revenue of NT$72.81 billion (approximately USD 2.25 billion), a year-on-year decrease of 57.28%, but an increase of 8.05% compared to the second quarter. Net profit attributable to the parent company was NT$21.91 billion (approximately USD 680 million), a year-on-year decrease of 78.24%, but a significant increase of 330% compared to the second quarter. For the first three quarters of 2023, Evergreen Marine Corp. achieved revenue of NT$207.02 billion (approximately USD 6.39 billion) and net profit attributable to the parent company of NT$32.04 billion (approximately USD 990 million).
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. reported third-quarter revenue of NT$35.90 billion (approximately USD 1.16 billion) and net profit attributable to the parent company of NT$2.81 billion (approximately USD 90.73 million). For the first three quarters of 2023, revenue was NT$107.91 billion (approximately USD 3.49 billion), with net profit attributable to the parent company of NT$6.08 billion (approximately USD 200 million).
Wan Hai Lines recorded revenue of NT$75.08 billion (approximately USD 2.32 billion) for the first three quarters of 2023, with a net loss attributable to the parent company of NT$1.92 billion (approximately USD 59.31 million).
Source: China Shipping Weekly
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