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By Alex Lennane
Cainiao is hoping to boost transit times from China to its burgeoning Middle East customer base via a new service with Saudia Cargo.
The Middle East is one of parent Alibaba’s logistics network’s top five international markets, and is growing at 20% a year, according to Cainiao.
But transit times, according to a tracking website, for Cainiao deliveries to Saudi Arabia are more than 24 days – a far cry from the 72-hours promised by Alibaba in 2015.
But this new service, which ...
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