Evergreen Line has teamed up with Alibaba.com to provide members of the wholesale marketplace platform with the option of booking sea freight services online with guaranteed space and prices.
Initially Evergreen will be offering Alibaba.com suppliers the booking facility on routes from from China’s main ports to Israel and the South American region.
The service, which will be available primarily to suppliers in China, will allow shippers to search for freight rates and reserve cargo space on the Alibaba.com platform directly.
Once a booking is confirmed, the selected price is also locked-in while the rate will not alter regardless of how the market price changes.
According to a statement from the Taiwanese carrier, the collaboration takes note of “the need for user-friendly logistics services of smaller volume shippers.”
“The growth of e-commerce has resulted in small, fragmented orders from global buyers,” it added.
Evergreen Line has also appointed Evergreen Logistics Corporation as a designated provider of customized, comprehensive logistics solutions for Alibaba.com members opting for its sea freight services.
Source: Container Management (LF)
Source: Container Management