DHgate buyers and sellers to get shipping quotes, and book, pay, and track their freight online
Agility together with its digital innovation arm Shipa recently announced an agreement with DHgate, the leading B2B cross-border e-commerce marketplace in China, and DHgate’s logistics arm-DHLink, to allow DHgate customers to manage their cross-border shipments with an instant, easy-to-use online logistics platform.
Shipa Freight, Shipa’s online freight-booking platform, will be integrated into DHLink as a private-label shipping option and the preferred booking option for DHgate’s 2.3mn Chinese suppliers and 36mn global buyers in 200+ countries and regions.
Under the agreement, DHgate / DHLink and Agility / Shipa will also explore opportunities to boost trade volumes between China and GCC countries and look at ways Shipa can offer DHLink related services in the region, including e-commerce fulfillment, last-mile delivery, and contract logistics.
The agreement was announced in a virtual signing ceremony attended by Agility Chairperson Henadi Al-Saleh, DHgate Founder and Chairperson Diane Wang, Head of DHLink Oliver Wan, and Shipa Freight CEO Carlos Font.
MSME boost
“DHgate and Shipa share the belief that micro, small and medium-sized businesses are essential to the post-pandemic global recovery. We share the view that women-led businesses can help power a healthy global economy,” Al-Saleh said.
“Our partnership with Agility and Shipa will further expand our global coverage and optimize our logistics services. It can better serve surging demands of global consumers and help MSMEs recover more quickly,” stated Wang.
“Shipa Freight’s integration into the DHgate platform will help small and medium-sized businesses remove the complexity of compliance, customs and cross-border bureaucracy that are often obstacles to their success,” noted Font.
“Our partnership will bolster the efficiencies across the logistics and daily operations, working as the backbone and a new driver to provide seamless logistics services for merchants and customers around the world,” observed Wan.
