Zim and Alibaba enter into agreement for direct purchase of sea freight
Oct, 20, 2020 Posted by Ruth HollardWeek 202044
ZIM and Alibaba.com have entered into a broad strategic cooperation agreement for the direct purchase of sea freight, thus improving logistics services for Alibaba.com sellers. With the agreement, ZIM provides sea freight and services through a direct interface with Alibaba.com’s logistics platform.
“We are proud of this first cooperation with Alibaba.com. It is an important step for ZIM, which expands its digital services to e-commerce customers and to small and medium-sized businesses,” stated Eli Glickman, President and CEO of ZIM.
“As the largest international B2B e-commerce platform, Alibaba.com aims to build a global logistics network together with ZIM and other partners and reshape global logistics standards. Cooperation between ZIM and Alibaba.com will provide customers stable, efficient, and visible international supply-chain solutions and will provide strong support for the growth of global digital commerce,” announced Alibaba.com General Manager Kuo Zhang.
According to the companies, the cooperation agreement effectively improved the visualization process of Alibaba’s logistics platform. Both are considering options to expand collaboration.
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