Southeast Asia’s trade continues to thrive on robust growth in regional trade demand. With deep commitment to the Southeast Asian shipping market, COSCO SHIPPING Holdings continuously expands its route network and meticulously refines its digital end-to-end transportation solutions. The Company has recently launched a direct express shipping route connecting Eastern Guangdong with Indonesia. With the support of smart cold-chain technology, it ensures the freshness of specialty seafood exports and establishes a crucial maritime network linking up the Southeast Asian market, thereby fostering the economic and trade integration in this region.

The launch of efficient export channel linking Eastern Guangdong with Indonesia

Recently, a vessel running on the SIS1 direct route has called at the Guang'ao Terminal in Shantou Port, marking the opening-up of a highly efficient maritime channel for cross-border e-commerce and foreign trade companies in Eastern Guangdong to connect with Indonesia. This non-stop shipping route is operated on fixed weekly schedules, ensuring the stable container slot supply for customers. The direct shipping service not only simplifies the transportation process, but also reduces the additional costs incurred from multiple loading and unloading of cargo. It is particularly well-suited for the transport of cross-border e-commerce merchandise in small batches, high frequency and multiple batches. Therefore, this service provides a convenient channel for the manufacturers in Eastern Guangdong to export light consumer goods such as toys, household products, clothing, small household appliances and ceramic crafts to Indonesia.

“Pre-arranged reefer containers + direct express routes” solutions to maximize the freshness of seafood

Hainan COSCO SHIPPING Container Shipping, a subsidiary of the Company, has recently established a seamless end-to-end logistics chain for the fishing and processing sector to tap into its ports. With IoT-enabled smart reefer containers prepared in advance at customers’ warehouses, freshly caught seafood will be flash-frozen to lock in freshness and will promptly be loaded into the containers for direct shipment to Port Klang Westports via the QVS/YCX routes in a seamless manner. While these shipping routes boast the advantages of short transit time and high timeliness, the IoT-enabled smart reefer containers enable continuous temperature monitoring of seafood throughout entire shipping process. As a result, the difficulties arising from temperature control in long-haul shipping are effectively addressed, and the freshness and quality of seafood are maximized.

Going forward, COSCO SHIPPING Holdings will continue to leverage the strengths of its shipping route network to refine its full-chain logistics products. Equipped with stable shipping capacity, digital capabilities and end-to-end supply chain services, the Company will strive hard to satisfy the transportation needs of enterprises across various regions and sectors, further strengthening the seaborne economic and trade connection with the Southeast Asian market.