Alibaba teams up with ZIM
The carrier ZIM and the Chinese online firm Alibaba.com have entered into a cooperation agreement for the direct purchase of sea freight, improving logistic services to the Alibaba.com platform sellers. Under the agreement, ZIM provides sea freight and services through a direct interface with the partner's logistics platform.
The cooperation, in force since earlier this year, has effectively improved the visualisation process of Alibaba's logistics platform. Accordingly, ZIM and Alibaba.com are evaluating options to expand their cooperation.
Kuo Zhang, general manager of Alibaba.com, said: "As the world's largest cross-border e-commerce B2B platform, Alibaba.com aims to build a global logistics network jointly with ZIM and other ecological partners." (cd)