1. Amazon US and Europe announced the latest warehousing time during peak season

On September 7th, Amazon’s US and European stations announced the latest warehousing time for Black Friday and Christmas. Sellers should pay attention to stocking up in advance to ensure that the shipments are delivered to the Amazon distribution center before the specified date.

On the U.S. site, the latest Black Friday warehousing time is November 2, 2022; the latest Christmas warehousing time is December 1, 2022. On the European site, the latest warehousing time for Black Friday week is November 4, 2022; the latest Christmas warehousing time is December 11, 2022.

2. The second quarter profit of the global container shipping industry hit a new record high

On September 7, shipping consultancy Blue Alpha Capital released the latest report showing that the record profitability of the container shipping industry continued to grow in the second quarter and is expected to reach a record high of $63.7 billion in the second quarter of 2022. $5 billion higher than the first quarter. It was the seventh consecutive quarter of record earnings for the container shipping industry.

The latest edition of the container profits report used data from the second quarter for publicly listed container lines, which account for about two-thirds of global capacity. As profitability figures continue to rise, Blue Alpha Capital founder John McCown has raised his full-year forecast for the industry to $245 billion, up from a full-year profit forecast of $220.5 billion earlier this year.

3. Dunhuang online line, European and American punctual line Yuanyou channel

On September 7th, Dunhuang.com recently released a notice on the launch of the European and American punctual line (general + special)-Yuanyou & the United States on-time special line (general + electricity + special)-Yuanyou, indicating that in order to give sellers a better logistics experience, Dunhuang online line 2 high-quality lines – European and American punctual line (general + special) -Yuanyou & American punctual line (general + electricity + special) -Yuanyou channel.

According to the announcement, the European and American punctual lines (general + special) -Yuanyou channel refer to the transportation time limit of 10-28 days, the weight limit is 15KG in the UK, 20KG in Poland, 6.5KG in the United States, and 2KG in other countries; the US punctual line (general + electricity + special) -Yuanyou The channel reference transportation time is 10-28 days, and the weight limit is 10KG. European and American standard lines (P+T) – Yuanyou channel can be sent to countries: the United States, Canada, France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, etc.

4. Shopee launches cross-border store and warehouse project

On September 7th, Shopee launched a cross-border store and local delivery (warehouse delivery) project. If the seller has goods to ship locally, Shopee can assist in opening a whitelist, allowing sellers to use cross-border stores to operate. The advantage of this is that it can solve the problem of account registration for Chinese sellers, the problem that local accounts are easy to be blocked, and the security of payment collection. For sellers who want to obtain the permission of the whitelist, certain conditions must be met. The current information is that the daily order volume is >=500 in the past six months.

5. Amazon will close two delivery stations

On September 7, Amazon announced that it would close two Baltimore distribution stations, which together employ more than 300 people. An Amazon spokesman said the company will offer employees from those sites the opportunity to transfer to other delivery sites in the region. But the spokesman did not specify how many stations there were in the area, simply saying there were "some" stations nearby. The move appears to be the latest measure by Amazon to scale back the expansion of its sprawling delivery network.

6. Lazada released Shenzhen epidemic logistics timeliness and service adjustment arrangements

On September 7, Lazada released the Shenzhen epidemic logistics timeliness and service adjustment arrangements: Shenzhen distribution centers and collection points resume operations, and streets that have been released from closed-loop management resume free collection and paid collection services; closed-loop management has not been lifted. Free collection and paid collection services continue to be suspended in the streets of china; all the parcels stranded in the distribution have been put into and out of the warehouse, and will be shipped to the destination country in succession; some merchants still in the closed-loop management area can take the initiative to contact customer service Provide valid sealing and control documents (official notices or notification documents of street office closures and control) to apply for an exemption from the time limit of the order.

Customer service will be exempted based on the closure date in the closure document. If you evaluate that the delivery cannot be made according to the time limit, please set the store to holiday mode2 in the holiday mode, or adjust the store's product inventory to 0; those who go to the Shenzhen distribution center and collection point for delivery must hold a valid 24-hour Nucleic acid negative certificate and health code green code.

7. COSCO SHIPPING Logistics opens up a new channel for trains in Xinjiang

It was reported on September 7 that the first Xinjiang train of COSCO SHIPPING Logistics slowly departed from Xinjiang Korla Station. The train carried 52 liquid chemical tank containers through Alashankou and was expected to arrive in Malaszewicz, Poland in 15 days. The opening of the train is an important measure for COSCO SHIPPING Logistics to strengthen the channel construction in Xinjiang. COSCO SHIPPING Logistics has set up a cargo distribution center in Korla, providing a new route for domestic chemical customers to export to Europe. COSCO SHIPPING Logistics focuses on product creation and product operation capability improvement, and regards multimodal transport as an important carrier for opening up various business lines in the new development strategy.

8. China-Scotland opened the first direct container shipping route

On September 7, it was reported that China and Scotland opened a direct shipping route for the first time, and more than 1 million bottles of whisky will soon be transported to China from the west coast of Scotland by direct shipping. Compared with the existing routes from China to mainland Europe or southern UK terminals, this direct route can greatly shorten the cargo transportation time.

Six freighters will operate on the route, each carrying 1,600 containers. Three fleets leave China and Scotland each month. The entire voyage is expected to be shortened from the past 60 days to 33 days due to the time-consuming avoidance of congestion in the port of Rotterdam.

9. eBay adds seven new certified docking warehouses

On September 7th, eBay issued an announcement saying that in order to help sellers expand their overseas warehouse business, eBay has now added WINIT Canadian warehouses and GOODCANG Canadian warehouses after multiple selections and assessments. ) Canada warehouse/French warehouse, China Post (CHINA POST) French warehouse/Italy warehouse, Chukou1 Australia warehouse are eBay certified docking warehouses. It should be noted that if the seller passes the eBay certification docking warehouse delivery, please ensure that the transaction data (including the eBay transaction number and item number) is uploaded to the eBay certified docking warehouse in a timely and accurate manner to meet the overseas warehouse service standards. Account exemption.

10. China-ASEAN imports and exports increased by 13.2% year-on-year in the first seven months

On September 7, the General Administration of Customs of China recently released data showing that in the first seven months of this year, China’s imports and exports to ASEAN amounted to 3.53 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.2%, accounting for 15% of China’s total foreign trade value. This is the latest achievement of China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation, and it is also a dazzling report card handed over by the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

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Official account: Bai Xiaosheng, cross-border e-commerce logistics