Recently, COSCO SATURN, a cargo ship under COSCO Shipping, departed from Yantian Port in China and arrived at the port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium, loading and unloading at the COSCO Shipping Port Zeebrugge terminal.

The cargo is prepared by cross-border e-commerce enterprises for the "Double 11" and "Black Friday" promotions, and will be cleared, unpacked, warehoused, stored and picked up at COSCO Shipping Port Zeebrugge in the port area, and then shipped by Cainiao and its partners to Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Denmark and other countries. Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Denmark and other European countries overseas warehouses.

"The arrival of the first container at Zeebrugge port is the first time that COSCO Shipping and Cainiao have cooperated on maritime full-chain fulfillment services. Through the cross-border logistics distribution completed by the two enterprises in relay, export enterprises are more comfortable in preparing their overseas warehouses for this year's 'Double 11' and 'Black Friday'." The person in charge of the global freight of the international supply chain told reporters that near the end of the year, a variety of promotional activities will soon kick off. Cross-border e-commerce on logistics timeliness and stability requirements are high. Relying on COSCO Shipping port and shipping synergy advantages, to achieve a seamless connection between sea transport, goods to the port, from the port to the warehouse. In addition, by sharing transport information with COSCO Shipping Container Lines and COSCO Shipping Port through the staff in the yard, domestic and international linkage and cooperation, the in-warehouse transit process is simplified, and the overall shipment timeliness is improved by more than 20%."

In January 2018, COSCO Shipping Ports signed a concession agreement with the Zeebrugge Port Authority of Belgium for the operation of the Zeebrugge Port Container Terminal, which is a project under the framework of "One Belt, One Road" to settle in Zeebrugge Port. The Zeebrugge terminal is located in the northwest of Belgium at the mouth of the sea, with a strategic location, where the cooperation between the port site and Cainiao's Liege eHub air port can form a complementary advantage.

Currently, cross-border e-commerce between China and Europe is booming. With the first cooperation pilot of COSCO Shipping Port Zeebrugge terminal and yard warehouse officially launched overseas transit warehouse and preparation warehouse business, the next step, the two sides will also explore to open up the maritime and railroad (China-European Liner) and Cainiao Liege eHub (digital logistics hub), overseas warehouses and trucking train network, jointly create a one-stop comprehensive maritime service suitable for cross-border e-commerce, and make Belgium become Cainiao's European It will make Belgium a land and sea transportation channel for Cainiao in Europe, and promote mutually beneficial cooperation in international supply chain, overseas warehouses and related post-port services.

The head of Cainiao International Supply Chain Global Freight said that previously Cainiao has carried out daily shipping trunk cooperation with COSCO Shipping, linking Chinese ports to Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp and other important European ports. The two sides will also further cooperate in the port supply chain business to make Zeebrugge port a new gateway for Chinese e-commerce into Europe and create a full-chain door-to-door cross-border logistics solution for national goods going to sea.

According to the introduction, Cainiao Belgium Liege eHub is located in Liege Airport, the overall planning covers an area of about 220,000 square meters, of which nearly 120,000 square meters are warehouses, the first phase put into use 30,000 square meters, which took more than a year to complete the construction, including air cargo stations and distribution centers, unloading, customs clearance, sorting, etc. can be centralized and access to Cainiao and partners covering 30 countries in Europe's Caban network, which can effectively improve The efficiency of the whole chain of cross-border parcels.

COSCO Shipping Port Zeebrugge is located in the northwest coast of Belgium, with a total length of 1,275 meters of shoreline and a water depth of 17.5 meters at the front, which can meet the berthing of large container ships, and the port covers an area of 77,869 square meters with two warehouses with a total storage area of 41,580 square meters, providing customers with value-added supply chain services such as warehousing and storage, unpacking, customs clearance, temporary storage facilities and bonded warehouses. The terminal has two warehouses with a total storage area of 41580 square meters. The terminal has independent railroad facilities and a first-class intermodal network, which can further transport cargo to coastal ports and inland areas in the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Baltic Sea, Central Europe and Eastern Europe through feeder lines, railroads and roads.