Logistics is saved! New route speeds up, reaching the West Coast in 11 days

The global shortage of containers, overloaded cabins, and skyrocketing freight rates have continued. Some sellers have complained that it has taken more than 90 days to ship goods by sea to Amazon warehouses, resulting in the inability to make delivery appointments and difficulty in resolving cases.

Some sellers also complained that they didn’t know what the logistics problem was and that the goods had not been put on the shelves for two months , which was very frustrating.

It should be noted that ports in the United States, Europe and other places have been experiencing serious congestion since the fourth quarter of 2020. The most serious congestion in the United States is the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach. Currently, there are more than 30 container ships waiting to berth, and 85% of the ships need to anchor for at least 8 days before they can operate.

According to maritime consultancy Drewry, shippers should prepare to endure at least another two years of rising freight rates and tight supply from 2020 to 2021.

There is also good news about logistics. On May 3, ZIM's new cross-border e-commerce express ship ZX3 successfully left Ningbo Port and started an 11-day voyage to Oakland, USA, fully loaded with goods.

ZX 3 takes 11 days to reach Auckland from Ningbo , which is the fastest shipping time in the market. It also provides exclusive direct pickup service at the destination port, which is convenient for customers to pick up goods quickly. Once launched, it has received widespread attention from the market and warmly welcomed by e-commerce customers.

This is the third e-commerce express flight from Asia to the United States launched by ZIM since June 2020. The departure of ZX3 from East China is undoubtedly a great boost to the booming cross-border e-commerce market in China.

As we all know, cross-border e-commerce goods have extremely high requirements for rapid shipping schedules, operational flexibility and service stability. The biggest contradiction in the current market is the growing export demand for e-commerce goods, but the existing product capacity of shipowners is insufficient, and the Los Angeles Port in the west of the United States continues to be congested. ZIM ZX 3 directly hits the pain point of the market and chooses the first port to directly connect to Oakland, USA, providing a new solution for e-commerce customers.

Focus on customer needs and explore the e-commerce market to develop new fast-flying products

As a world-renowned shipping company, ZIM has always paid close attention to the changes in the world's trade patterns. The 2020 epidemic restricted people's travel, causing setbacks in traditional trade, but it also gave rise to the great development of global cross-border e-commerce. The e-commerce penetration rate in the United States has also climbed from about 16 % before the epidemic to about 40 % now . The development trend of high frequency, onlineization and fragmentation has put forward new requirements for international logistics.

Let’s review ZIM’s track record in the Asia-Pacific cross-border e-commerce shipping market since last year:

In June 2020 , ZEX was launched, connecting Xiamen, Dachan Bay and Yantian directly to Los Angeles, filling the gap in the market. The 12-day arrival time from Yantian to Los Angeles shortened the cross-border logistics time from South China to the United States by 15 % .

l In October 2020 , we cooperated with Alibaba to carry out cross-border e-commerce services in ocean shipping, reached a strategic cooperation agreement framework for "shipowner capacity direct procurement service", and directly connected with the international station logistics platform, taking an important step towards providing more stable and efficient visualization services in the future.

l In March 2021 , ZX2 was launched, connecting directly from Thailand, Vietnam and Shenzhen to the US West Coast, further expanding the Southeast Asian market and providing two flights a week for customers in South China. ZX is moving forward with its deep involvement in cross-border e-commerce.

l In May 2021 , the new ZX 3 departed from East China and went directly to Oakland, the United States. This was not only a natural move for ZIM to deeply interpret market trends and layout the cross-border e-commerce market from Asia to the United States, but also a good card played after keenly interpreting the market pain points .

At the same time as the ZX 3 launch conference held not long ago, ZIM signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement for the "Sixth Port Area" with Yiwu Port. This is an important measure for ZIM to support the integrated construction of Ningbo Zhoushan Port and Yiwu International Land Port , and also strengthens the foundation for ZX 3 routes to continue to provide better services in the East China market.

Providing “certain” services with the characteristics of “fast, accurate and stable”

Certainty is a common pain point for sellers and buyers. Time certainty, cost certainty, delivery certainty ... ZIM aims to turn uncertainty into certainty and provide "fast, accurate, and stable" special services.

ZIM Expedite (Express Service ) , import containers are unloaded onto ZIM’s exclusive racks and can be picked up quickly at the destination port.

Exclusive A 2 ZIM Asia and US customer service teams provide full support , fast booking confirmation at the departure port, delayed order cut-off. Exclusive berths, racks and pick-up channels at the destination port, avoiding regular queues and saving waiting time.

Railroads provide fast, direct access to inland points across the United States : Chicago, Memphis, Dallas, Kansas City, New York .

ZIM helps customers quickly turn over goods through its "fast, accurate and stable" services, alleviates the pressure of in-transit inventory and funds, allows customers to have a better international logistics experience, and achieves end-to-end international trade delivery more smoothly.

The ZIM Express series of routes were created for cross-border e-commerce and provide high-quality services for the cross-border e-commerce ecosystem. In the future, we will also launch more and better routes, be customer-centric, and provide high-quality products.

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