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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s logistics unit, Cainiao, said on Monday it had pre-empted the bottlenecks arising from the Shanghai lockdown and prioritised sea and air freight capacity for member merchants in Shanghai.
Under its “Reassurance Plan”, Cainiao has integrated nearly 3,600 trailer lines from eastern China and other regions to Shanghai port, ensuring merchants can export goods normally.
Cainiao has also chartered flights and ships, with land-to-water and land-to-rail transfers also offered to exporters in some areas with local lockdowns.
In China, Cainiao ...
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