A MAJOR provider of cross-border warehousing and logistics services for e-commerce sellers, Zongteng Group, has announced the acquisition of its first freighter to help customers reach global markets faster, American Shipper reported.
This development follows a growing trend of online sales platforms, such as Amazon and JD.com, and logistics providers creating private-label airlines to better control capacity and service reliability rather than exclusively rely on scheduled, multiparty carriers.
Shenzhen, China-based Zongteng Group purchased a second-hand Boeing 777 freighter to increase its warehouse fulfillment capabilities, a spokesperson said.
Flight-tracking websites show the plane was previously owned by China Cargo Airlines. Zongteng said Chinese start-up Central Airlines will fly the large, all-cargo aircraft three to four times per week from Shenzhen to the Middle East and Europe for subsidiary YunExpress.
The initial route, which was inaugurated September 30, connects Shenzhen with Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The spokesperson said Zongteng will launch service on its primary route, between Shenzhen and Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, in December. The news release suggested air logistics service will eventually extend to North America.
The 777 is a long-range twin-engine freighter, with a maximum payload of 112 tonnes.
Zongteng last year reported gross sales of US$4.4 billion. It has the infrastructure to process an average of 1.4 million parcels per day, nearly 13 million square feet of global warehouse capacity, more than 6,000 employees and 15,000 clients, including Amazon , Shopify and ultrafast fashion online retailer Shein.
YunExpress is a small package freight forwarder that provides end-to-end cross-border delivery service using third-party ocean, road and parcel carriers such as DHL and UPS. It has more than 30 fulfillment centres in the US and Europe, as well as a self-owned delivery network in Europe.transport.
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This development follows a growing trend of online sales platforms, such as Amazon and JD.com, and logistics providers creating private-label airlines to better control capacity and service reliability rather than exclusively rely on scheduled, multiparty carriers.
Shenzhen, China-based Zongteng Group purchased a second-hand Boeing 777 freighter to increase its warehouse fulfillment capabilities, a spokesperson said.
Flight-tracking websites show the plane was previously owned by China Cargo Airlines. Zongteng said Chinese start-up Central Airlines will fly the large, all-cargo aircraft three to four times per week from Shenzhen to the Middle East and Europe for subsidiary YunExpress.
The initial route, which was inaugurated September 30, connects Shenzhen with Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The spokesperson said Zongteng will launch service on its primary route, between Shenzhen and Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, in December. The news release suggested air logistics service will eventually extend to North America.
The 777 is a long-range twin-engine freighter, with a maximum payload of 112 tonnes.
Zongteng last year reported gross sales of US$4.4 billion. It has the infrastructure to process an average of 1.4 million parcels per day, nearly 13 million square feet of global warehouse capacity, more than 6,000 employees and 15,000 clients, including Amazon , Shopify and ultrafast fashion online retailer Shein.
YunExpress is a small package freight forwarder that provides end-to-end cross-border delivery service using third-party ocean, road and parcel carriers such as DHL and UPS. It has more than 30 fulfillment centres in the US and Europe, as well as a self-owned delivery network in Europe.transport.
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