In today's shipping and logistics industry, a new pattern is changing the concept of logistics practitioners and are promoted by more and more logistics companies. Some say he is a kind of inevitable, some people say that it is a new model, it was also cracked the financial crisis, it is the "Golden Key." So, what kind of pattern is it? What it will bring the crisis under the kind of turning point shipping market? Why people demand it steady increase? This is “ShippingMart"
What is “ShippingMart?” SHIPPINGCHINA CEO Mr. Kang Shuchun is the creator of this pattern. He explained:
ShippingMart is created together with the world economy acceleration. Now the economic environment, industry structure, capital value, industrial chain structure are of great changes, which can be shown by the current financial crisis better description of this point. Faced with a huge 500 billion U.S. dollars trade market, the cost of shipping logistics continue to rise with the changes in the pattern of rising energy and manpower costs, there are less and less profit points of shipping companies, so our core purpose is to build a new B2B e-commerce shipping platform, as SHIPPINGCHINA has a large advantage in resources, business flow and information flow such as the intersection of which, by creating business alliances, resource integration, a high degree of information system applications to make freight forwarding improved corporate profitability.
This year is a turbulent year for the shipping industry. The shipping industry faces both challenges and opportunities. ShippingMart members communicate warmly the space for new profit increase, new market and new services. “How can logistics companies develop better” is the hottest topic. Attendees reached consensus that it is impedance to maintain supply chain and improve value-added services.
According to China Logistics and Purchasing Association President Mr. Dai Dingyi, the high logistics cost is an important factor hampering the China logistics companies. To lower the logistics cost of China companies, enhance international competitiveness, China logistics companies should be equipped with modern information technology and new management concept to form “Large Logistics” system.
SHIPPINGCHINA CEO Mr. Kang Shuchun proposes the concept of shipping “E-Hub”. Until now, SHIPPINGMART had continued for 5 years. Now SHIPPINGMART has developed to have 120 member companies covering 30 ports. And the total purchasing capacity reached 2 milion TEUs. It is estimates to have 300 members covering 60 ports with the total purchasing capacity reaching 4 million TEUs by the end of 2010.