News / SEKO signs on with Alibaba as retailers and forwarders link up to boost e-commerce

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Online retailers and logistics providers are collaborating on technology “ecosystems” to further propel booming cross-border e-commerce sales in China and South-east Asia.

Last week, US-based forwarder SEKO Logistics signed a deal with Alibaba.com Hong Kong to join its “OnePartner” programme.

The initiative aims to create a “new foreign trade ecosystem” by providing localisation and personalised export processes for small and medium enterprises in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

On the sidelines of TPM Asia in Shenzhen last week, SEKO Logistics president-elect James Gagne told The ...