1.UPS Launches New Service to Simplify Supply Chain

On March 14, it was reported that the UPS WorldEase service allows users to combine multiple international cross-border parcels and deliver them to different recipients in the same destination country/region. This service simplifies the international supply chain by combining customs declarations and eliminating the intermediate distribution links in the local supply chain, helping you optimize cross-border transportation processes and reduce customs clearance and logistics costs. It is understood that this service is applicable to UPS Worldwide Express Plus, UPS Worldwide Express, UPS Worldwide Expedited, and UPS Worldwide Saver services.

Source: UPS

2.SF Airlines Opens "Yantai - Incheon" Freight Route

On March 14, SF Airlines opened the "Yantai - Incheon" freight route, with round-trip flights operating daily from Monday to Friday. This route is SF Airlines' first direct freight route to South Korea in North China. It combines the advantages of China's fastest delivery and the shortest distance between China and South Korea. Its service scope covers Shandong regions such as Qingdao, Yantai, and Weihai, as well as the entire North China region. Before the opening of the route, a special Incheon freight route promotion meeting was held, attracting representatives from more than 40 Chinese and South Korean manufacturing, cross-border e-commerce, logistics, and freight forwarding enterprises. In recent years, Yantai's trade imports and exports with South Korea have been growing steadily, and new trade formats such as cross-border e-commerce have emerged rapidly. In 2024, the city's cross-border e-commerce witnessed rapid growth, increasing by nearly 50%; the cumulative imports and exports with South Korea reached 57.03 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.1%.

Source: Dazhong News

3.Boeing Delivers 2 B777F All-cargo Planes in February

On March 14, Boeing delivered 44 planes in February 2025, a year-on-year increase of 63%. According to Boeing's order and delivery report, among the 44 planes delivered in February 2025, there were 32 737s, 5 767s, 2 B777Fs, and 5 787s. So far this year, Boeing has delivered a total of 89 planes, including 72 737s, 9 787s, 5 767s, and 3 B777s. The company has also received orders for 49 new planes in 2025.

Source: Global Air Cargo

4.Alibaba Plans to Reduce Stake in Yuantong to Realize 950 Million yuan in Cash

On March 14, Yuantong Express Co., Ltd. announced that Hangzhou Haoyue Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Hangzhou Haoyue"), a shareholder, plans to transfer no more than 68,935,100 shares of the company through block trades, with the proposed transfer ratio not exceeding 2% of the company's total share capital. Calculated based on the latest closing price of Yuantong Express on March 12, which was 13.8 yuan, Alibaba can realize approximately 950 million yuan in cash.

Hangzhou Haoyue is an enterprise within Alibaba Group Holding Limited. The reason for the stake reduction is due to the shareholder's own development strategy and capital planning considerations. Currently, Hangzhou Haoyue, Alibaba Venture Capital Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Cainiao Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. are all ultimately controlled by Alibaba, and together they hold 20.62% of Yuantong. After the completion of the stake reduction, the "Alibaba system" will hold 18.62% of Yuantong Express.

Source: Yuantong Express

5.Amazon Opens a New Distribution Station in Billings, Montana, USA

On March 14, Amazon invested 23 million US dollars to build a brand-new distribution station in Billings, Montana, USA, and recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking the official operation of this new facility. This is Amazon's second distribution station in Montana. Previously, the first distribution station opened in Missoula in early 2024. The new facility processes approximately 10,000 parcels per day on average.

Source: Baiyun.com

6.The Visits to Temu's Brazilian Site Soar by 11,000%

On March 14, the latest report from market research firm Conversion shows that as of January 2025, the number of visits to Temu's Brazilian site reached 142.9 million times, a staggering year-on-year increase of 11,000%. Behind its success, there are three replicable logics: Factory direct sales model: The prices of products are 15% - 25% lower than those of local platforms, precisely meeting the needs of more than 60% of the middle and low-income population in Brazil.

Gamified social gameplay: Through interactions such as "opening red envelopes" and "bargaining", the user return rate reaches 68%, and the average daily stay time is 22 minutes, far exceeding the industry average. Innovative cross-border fulfillment: Parcels directly shipped from China can be delivered within 7 - 10 days, combined with the "90-day free return" policy, effectively breaking down the trust barriers of South American consumers. These strategies provide replicable success experiences for Chinese sellers in the Brazilian market.

Source: Conversion

7.TikTok E-commerce is about to Land in Brazil

On March 14, it was reported that TikTok Shop (TikTok e-commerce) is expected to officially launch in Brazil in April. The launch of this new feature may reshape the Brazilian e-commerce market. Reports from Santander Bank and Itaú Bank show that after TikTok e-commerce was launched in Mexico, it has shown remarkable performance, especially demonstrating strong potential in cooperation with beauty, fashion, and home product categories. Santander Bank predicts that in the early stage of its launch in Brazil, TikTok e-commerce may offer preferential policies such as commission-free and free shipping, but will prohibit the sale of jewelry, food, and second-hand goods. With TikTok's huge user base of 111.3 million in Brazil, this feature is expected to occupy 5% - 9% of the Brazilian e-commerce market share within three years. Itaú Bank estimates that the launch of TikTok e-commerce may drive an increase in Brazilian e-commerce sales of up to 3 billion reais, making it an important competitor in the market.

Source: Chuhai.com

8.AliExpress Releases its 2025 Brand Overseas Expansion Plan

On March 14, AliExpress released its 2025 brand overseas expansion plan, aiming to help 1,000 new brands achieve sales of over one million US dollars. This plan not only demonstrates AliExpress's emphasis on brand internationalization but also reflects its ambition in the global e-commerce market. In addition, AliExpress also announced the top ten opportunity categories for brand overseas expansion in 2025, including new and unique high-quality categories such as intelligent robots, energy storage batteries, VR glasses, IP toys, and scooters.

Source: Guandian.cn

9.Nantong Airport Adds 2 International Freight Routes

On March 14, Nantong Airport successively ensured the opening and operation of round-trip all-cargo routes between "Nantong - Narita, Tokyo" and "Nantong - Osaka". With the operation of these new routes, while retaining its core customers on the original Japanese routes, Nantong Airport has successfully introduced direct customers from leading e-commerce platforms such as OCS, Pinduoduo, and SHEIN, strongly driving the exports of local cross-border e-commerce enterprises in industries such as home textiles, fitness equipment, and textile and clothing.

The round-trip all-cargo routes between "Nantong - Narita, Tokyo" and "Nantong - Osaka" are currently scheduled to operate 3 flights per week each. In the future, the Osaka round-trip flights will be increased to daily. It is understood that with the operation of the flights on the same day, Nantong Airport currently has 7 all-cargo direct flight points, namely Shenzhen, Beijing, Ezhou, Zhengzhou, Osaka, Incheon, and Tokyo. Nantong Airport stated that it will achieve high-frequency connections between Nantong and the Kanto and Kansai economic circles in Japan through the new routes, creating an "air express delivery" model to better ensure that high-end manufacturing products such as local photovoltaic equipment and precision instruments can be delivered to Japan within 8 hours. At the same time, it will also open a "depart in the morning and arrive in the evening" logistics channel for cross-border e-commerce via Nantong on the China-Japan air route, serving the growth of Nantong's foreign trade imports and exports and industrial development.

Source: Air Cargo News Express

10.Chongqing New Airport is Positioned as an International Freight Hub

On March 14, Chongqing New Airport was included in the list of major investment projects in key areas of the National Development and Reform Commission in 2025. This year, the National Development and Reform Commission will promote the preliminary work of the Chongqing New Airport project. Chongqing New Airport is located in the Zhengxing area of Bishan District, Chongqing. It is the second international airport in Chongqing and is expected to start construction during the 15th Five-Year Plan period and be put into use in the first phase in 2030. Chongqing Bishan Airport is functionally positioned as an international freight hub and a regional passenger transport hub, with a designed annual passenger handling capacity of 70 million person-times and an annual cargo and mail handling capacity of 3.5 million tons. It will cooperate with Yongchuan Linjiang Hub and Jiangjin Luohuang Port to build a transportation hub, logistics hub, and industrial chain hub that radiates to the west, serves the whole country, and connects the world.

Source: Tencent.com

11.Yang Ming Marine Transport's Annual Net Profit Exceeds 2 Billion US Dollars

On March 14, Yang Ming Marine Transport released its 2024 performance. In 2024, Yang Ming Marine Transport achieved cumulative operating revenue of NT$222.7 billion (approximately US$6.94 billion), a year-on-year increase of 58.2%. The gross profit was NT$77.63 billion (approximately US$2.42 billion); the operating profit was NT$67.58 billion (approximately US$2.10 billion); the pre-tax net profit was NT$79.82 billion (approximately US$2.48 billion); the annual net profit was NT$64.47 billion (approximately US$2.01 billion); the net profit attributable to the parent company was NT$64.18 billion (approximately US$2.00 billion); and the earnings per share were NT$18.38. Yang Ming Marine Transport stated that in 2024, the net capacity of the global container shipping industry increased by approximately 3 million TEU, resulting in supply growth exceeding demand.

Source: Shipping Gazette

12.Guangdong Introduces New Cross-border E-commerce Policies

On March 14, Guangdong held a seminar on the high-quality development of cross-border e-commerce and announced a number of support policies: Canceling the filing of cross-border e-commerce export overseas warehouse enterprises, streamlining the export document declaration procedures, implementing the "inspection before loading" for export consolidated cargo, and promoting cross-customs area returns. Among them, customs areas such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Huangpu will be used as cross-customs area return pilot areas, allowing eligible cross-border e-commerce retail export products to be returned across customs areas, further streamlining the return process and reducing logistics costs. At the meeting, Zhang Jinsong, Director of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Commerce, revealed that the 2025 China (Guangzhou) Cross-border E-commerce Fair will be held from August 15th to 17th, with the exhibition area expanded to 50,000 square meters, attracting more than 50 leading platforms such as Amazon and SHEIN, and more than 1,000 enterprises to participate.

Source: Southern Economy

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