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Alibaba turns to sea freight for e-commerce shipping to Thailand

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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is turning to sea freight to provide more economical shipping to customers in Thailand who are seeking lower cost shipping options.

Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba, is to offer a three times weekly economy shipping option between Ningbo, China and Bangkok, Thailand.

The sea freight route will be for orders placed on the Tmall and Taobao e-commerce platforms with a delivery time of 15 days. The service launched in conjunction with an existing trucking service to Thailand will reduce shipping costs to $1.4 per kg from $2.6 per kg.

“The economy service was launched after assessing local consumers’ preference for more economical shipping options, coupled with their purchasing behavior which typically reflected higher purchasing frequency of small and light items online,” Cainiao said.

Packages destoned for Thailand will be sorted in Cainiao’s consolidation warehouse in Yiwu, China before they are being transported to Ningbo port for sea shipping. Once in Bangkok they will be handled by local logistics partners for deliveries.

TAGS: Asia