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Cainiao launches open tender for 2021 logistics services – but be quick

Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of Chinese-e-commerce platform Alibaba, today launched an open tender for logistics services for next year.
It is calling on logistics providers in key markets including North Asia, South-east Asia, Europe, the Middle East, ANZ and the US.
However, those interested in bidding for the company’s business have just five days, as the deadline for submissions is 15 December.
The tender is segmented into B2C and B2B …

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Two new moves in Alibaba’s bid to build a global logistics network

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s quest to “build a global logistics network” took several steps forward over the weekend.
The firm signed a cooperation agreement with Israeli shipping carrier Zim and its express arm, AliExpress, launched a cross-border supply chain solution for bulk items.
The Zim and Alibaba agreement builds on an earlier cooperation this year which allows Alibaba customers to book shipments directly with the carrier,  and the two companies discovered that …

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Alibaba signs up and gives port community’s eB/L initiative a boost

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is set to deepen its cooperation with the port community, signing up to the International Port Community Systems Association’s (IPCSA) Bill of Lading (B/L) blockchain project.
The two organisations are founding members of the Logistics Visibility Task Force, along with Alibaba’s in-house logistics operator Cainiao Network, China’s National Logistics Information Platform (LOGINK), which so far has focused on track and trace but is being expanded to developing …

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Task Force drives towards global standards for supply chain visibility

The increasing data link-up between shippers and ports was in evidence last week when an Alibaba-led group, developing common standards for supply chain visibility, on the eve of its first anniversary released Enabling Logistics Visibility by Interconnecting Logistics Information Service Systems in a Standardised Way.
Meanwhile, North American operator Global Container Terminals (GCT) announced it had joined blockchain consortium Tradelens.
The Logistics Visibility Task Force was set up by...

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