News / Cosco and Cainiao link up in Zeebrugge to speed e-commerce delivery

China’s Cosco Group and Alibaba logistics unit Cainiao have begun working together on the end-to-end intercontinental fulfilment of merchandise sold by Alibaba merchants to European consumers.

The initiative is being piloted for goods delivered into Belgium’s Zeebrugge port, as Cainiao intends to develop Belgium as its European base, and will see Cosco vessels bringing shipments to Cosco Shipping Ports’ terminal, where they will clear customs.

Then Cainiao will transport the goods to warehouses in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Denmark and other ...