Category Archives: International Services

Jul 17, 2023,13:20pm EDT

On 6th July, the “2023 Automotive Logistics Global Conference” was held in Yantai, hosted by China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing(CFLP), Yantai Municipal People’s Government and Shandong Port Group, and undertaken by the Automotive Logistics Sub-committee of CFLP and Shandong Port Yantai Port Group.

The Global Automotive Logistics Conference is one of the most influential international conferences in China’s automotive logistics industry, and also a professional platform for communication and exchange between China and the global automotive supply chain. With the theme of “Chain to the Whole World, Anchor to the Future”, the conference was attended by more than 400 representatives from more than 200 enterprises, including famous multinational automobile groups, excellent domestic auto brands, parts suppliers and auto logistics companies. Li Yanchun, shareholder representative of Changjiu Group, Meng Qingwen, vice president of Changjiu Logistics, and Zheng Junpeng, assistant vice president of international business, were invited to attend the conference, and took part in the interactive session of “Opportunities and Challenges of China’s Automotive International Logistics”, the keynote speech of the conference, the seminar of the drafting team of the group standard for the Requirements for Container Loading and Unloading of Passenger Cars and the exchange session for the docking of automotive international business. Automotive International Business Matchmaking and Exchange Meeting.

Mr Meng Qingwen, Vice President of Changjiu Logistics, introduced in the interactive session of “Opportunities and Challenges of China’s Automotive International Logistics” how third-party logistics enterprises can actively improve and extend their services at both ends of the spectrum and meet customers’ local needs overseas on the basis of supporting the core needs of automotive brands in international transport. In addition, he also introduced the characteristics of international transport in different countries and regions, Changjiu Logistics’ expertise and customised services as well as its future expansion in the areas of regional expansion, product incubation, and vision for cooperation, and so on.

During the keynote speech, Mr Zheng Junpeng, Assistant Vice President of Changjiu Logistics’ international business, introduced and analysed the recent situation of China’s automobile import and export, especially the situation of independent brands going to the sea and their overseas layout, and gave a detailed introduction of Changjiu Logistics’ international business’ latest solutions and planning reflections on the key business sectors of international railway, sea transport, air transport and road transport.

In addition, during the group standard drafting group discussion on “Requirements for Packing and Unpacking of Passenger Vehicle Containers” and the automotive international business docking exchange meeting, representatives of Changjiu Logistics conducted more detailed and in-depth exchanges with other participants on related topics. During the meeting, LCL’s international business team actively engaged in extensive and in-depth communication and exchanges with embassies, investment and trade departments, automotive enterprises and counterparts from the perspectives of international development planning, technological solutions, and lean operation, which achieved good results and established a good foundation for deepening cooperation in the future.

Jul 9,2023 08:00 am Published in Hamburg EDT

Background: The CFLP Equipment Committee is subordinate to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP), which is the first logistics and purchasing industry association in China. It has more than 700 members, including large domestic enterprises such as Haier, Baosteel, COSCO and Sinotrans, as well as joint ventures and wholly foreign-owned enterprises such as Shanghai Volkswagen, Sumitomo and Daejeon.

From June 25 to July 2, 2023, the equipment committee of CFLP organized domestic logistics equipment-related enterprises and research institutions to visit Sweden, Germany and other countries. Led by Zuo Xinyu, the Secretary-General of the Equipment Committee of CFLP, the purpose of the visit was to gain a comprehensive understanding of the development and implementation of European commercial vehicle standards, as well as those related to pallets, packaging, and other logistics equipment.

In the afternoon of June 28th, the delegation came to the office of German Changjiu logistics GmbH in Hamburg. Minister Tao Jarvis from the German Changjiu has presented the delegation with the latest updates on the global Changjiu logistics system. He also discussed the progress in business expansion, the operation of China Railway Express(CR Express), and the customer service network.

Changjiu Logistics GmbH (Germany,Hamburg) was founded in 2014. The demand for international finished vehicle transportation has grown rapidly in recent years, while the challenges of the external environment have become increasingly evident, placing higher demands on the company’s business operation capability, timeliness of feedback to the market and Supply chain resilience. Changjiu Logistics Group will also continue to maintain in-depth cooperation with the CFLP and collaborate with the association’s resources to continuously explore innovative solutions for cross-border logistics and achieve digital, sustainable and standardized transformation and upgrading.

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 Jul 5, 2023 13:47 pm EDT

Changjiu Logistics strengthens relations with Port of Antwerp-Bruges

On 27 June, Mr. Luc Arnouts, Vice President of Port of Antwerp-Bruges, and his team visited Changjiu Logistics for a cooperative exchange. Vice President of Changjiu Logistics Mr. Meng Qingwen and the international business team were welcomed.

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges, an important import and export hub in Europe, was formally merged by the two major ports, Port of Antwerp and Port of Zeebrugge, on 28 April 2022 to become the largest export port of Europe, the largest automotive port and the largest integrated chemical cluster.The two sides exchanged on the current and future trends in the development of the Chinese and European automotive industry, and in particular on China’s exports to Europe.

Luc Arnouts, vice president of Port of Antwerp-Bruges, emphasized that China’s automobile exports are growing rapidly and the European market has become a strategic hub for Chinese automobile companies.The European region, represented by Belgium and the United Kingdom, is becoming the main growth market for China’s new energy vehicle exports, which poses a higher demand for the operational capacity and efficiency of European ports. Port of Antwerp-Bruges is actively seeking for experienced automotive logistics partners to jointly respond to and serve the demand of Chinese brands offshore, requiring automotives logistics companies with extensive experience in international automobile logistics, warehousing and local road distribution in Europe.

Meng Qingwen, vice president of Changjiu logistics international department, indicated that according to industry and professional data predictions, China’s automobiles will continue to maintain a high growth momentum.Under the guidance of the “One Belt and One Road” initiative, the countries and regions along the line have become the key target areas of China’s automotive enterprises’ exports, overseas construction plants and oversea warehousing layout, how to integrate market demand, integrate warehouse functions, improve operational efficiency, while playing the third-party logistics enterprises rich international logistics experience, develop and expand the already existing oversea hub capabilities, to provide customers with overall packaging services is the direction of  Changjiu logistics efforts and positive practice.

In addition, the two parties conducted extensive and in-depth discussions on the status quo of European road transport, major ports and stockpiles, and the use of new energy ladder. Changjiu logistics has cooperated with the Port of Zeebrugge in the previous project transportation, with the changes in the international automobile import and export pattern, it will also further grasp market opportunities, strengthen ties with the port of Antwerp-Bruges after the strategic integration, deepen cooperation, and jointly create an efficient and convenient cross-border service system.