AliExpress Upgrades U.S. Service Experience, Simplifies Refunds with Delivery Photo Proof
SF Holding’s Supply Chain and International Business Revenue Rises 16.66% in July
JD Logistics Reports H1 Revenue of RMB 124.7 Billion as Overseas Business Surges
YTO International Reports H1 Revenue of HK$2.1 Billion
China-Laos Railway Freight Volume Surpasses 90 Million Tons
DHL Launches Charter Cargo Route from Hong Kong to Navi Mumbai, India
Henan Post Launches Zhengzhou–Russia Cross-Border E-Commerce Land Transport Route
Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM Launch New China–South America Service
China’s International Air Cargo Volume Grows 13.9% in H1
AliExpress Upgrades U.S. Service Experience, Simplifies Refunds with Delivery Photo Proof
From August 17 to 26, AliExpress is running a back-to-school promotion in the U.S., offering discounts of up to 90% across the platform while upgrading its customer service experience. Around 95% of products sold to the U.S. are covered by its Fast Delivery guarantee, with eligible orders automatically receiving refunds if they fail to arrive within the promised delivery window. For orders canceled due to stock shortages, customers can receive $1–$2 coupons with no minimum spending requirement.
On the logistics side, AliExpress has introduced delivery photo proof to simplify the refund process, covering cases such as orders that were not received or products that do not match the listing. (ENN)
SF Holding’s Supply Chain and International Business Revenue Rises 16.66% in July
In July, SF Holding’s combined revenue from its express delivery, supply chain and international businesses reached RMB 26.368 billion, up 6.12% year on year.
Express delivery revenue reached RMB 19.147 billion, up 2.63%, while shipment volume fell 3.78% to 1.325 billion parcels. Revenue per parcel rose 6.64% to RMB 14.45.
Revenue from supply chain and international businesses reached RMB 7.221 billion, up 16.66% year on year. (Logistics View)
JD Logistics Reports H1 Revenue of RMB 124.7 Billion as Overseas Business Surges
JD Logistics reported total revenue of RMB 124.7 billion in the first half of 2026, up 26.5% year on year. Adjusted operating profit reached RMB 3.6 billion, an increase of 39.9%.
Integrated supply chain revenue rose 18.5% to RMB 59.4 billion, while revenue from other customers, including express delivery, freight and on-demand delivery, increased 34.8% to RMB 65.3 billion.
Its overseas business continued to grow rapidly. JD Logistics now operates more than 200 overseas warehouses, bonded warehouses and direct-shipping warehouses across 26 countries and regions, with overseas warehouse management space exceeding 2 million square meters.
The company is also accelerating the deployment of AI and automation technologies, including its Super Brain large model, intelligent warehousing systems, autonomous vehicles and drones, to improve efficiency across warehousing, transportation and delivery. (JD Logistics)
YTO International Reports H1 Revenue of HK$2.1 Billion
YTO International Express reported its interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
Revenue reached approximately HK$2.184 billion, up 54.4% year on year. Loss attributable to equity holders of the company was approximately HK$61.7 million, compared with a loss of HK$60.4 million during the same period in 2025, representing an increase of approximately 2.2%.
Gross profit rose 63.4% to approximately HK$145 million, while gross margin increased to approximately 6.6%, compared with 6.3% a year earlier.
The wider loss was mainly attributed to higher administrative expenses as the company continued to invest in international talent recruitment and training, logistics hub development and technology R&D. (Logistics Times)
China-Laos Railway Freight Volume Surpasses 90 Million Tons
Cumulative freight volume across the China-Laos Railway has now surpassed 90 million tons, including more than 21 million tons of cross-border cargo. The railway has operated more than 80,000 freight trains, including more than 23,000 cross-border freight trains.
Since the beginning of this year, average daily freight volume has exceeded 67,000 tons, further demonstrating the railway’s role as a major international logistics corridor.
Railway authorities have also launched regular Lancang-Mekong Express international freight services and developed China-Laos Railway freight services to Central Asia. Several scheduled Central Asian freight routes operating at speeds of 120 km/h and 80 km/h are being developed, cutting rail transit times from Laos and Thailand to Europe to around 15 days. (Yunnan Daily)
DHL Launches Charter Cargo Route from Hong Kong to Navi Mumbai, India
DHL Global Forwarding has launched a charter cargo service connecting Hong Kong with Navi Mumbai, India.
The inaugural flight used a wide-body freighter and was among the first wide-body cargo flights operated following the opening of Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMI). The launch marks another expansion of DHL’s air cargo capacity in India.
As an emerging air freight hub, Navi Mumbai International Airport is expected to gradually leverage its location and infrastructure advantages to provide additional capacity for regional trade and stronger global connectivity, helping businesses expand internationally.
DHL’s new charter service further strengthens the resilience of the air cargo corridor between Hong Kong and India. (KJWLBXS)
Henan Post Launches Zhengzhou–Russia Cross-Border E-Commerce Land Transport Route
Henan Post has launched the first test vehicle on its new Zhengzhou–Russia land-based cross-border e-commerce route.
The vehicle carried 37,582 cross-border e-commerce parcels bound for Russia, with a total weight of 5,061 kg. Under efficient supervision by Zhengzhou Customs, the shipment was processed through the 9610 cross-border e-commerce export clearance model, including standardized and automated declaration, inspection and release procedures.
The route departs from Zhengzhou, passes through the Tacheng border crossing for transshipment and then continues directly to Kazan, Russia. The Zhengzhou–Kazan journey is expected to take just 10–12 days, significantly shortening transit times for land-based cross-border e-commerce shipments from Henan to Russia while reducing international transportation costs. (Henan Daily)
Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM Launch New China–South America Service
Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM have announced a new Asia–East Coast South America service. Hapag-Lloyd will market the service as “AS3,” while ZIM will call it “ZFS.”
The weekly service will call at Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Hong Kong and Yantian in China, as well as major South American ports including Rio Grande, Paranaguá, Itajaí, Santos and Rio de Janeiro.
The westbound inaugural sailing is scheduled to depart Shanghai on September 14, while the eastbound inaugural sailing will depart Rio Grande on October 21. (Sooho Shipping)
China’s International Air Cargo Volume Grows 13.9% in H1
China’s air cargo market showed a clear divergence between international and domestic routes in the first half of 2026.
International routes handled 2.32 million tons of cargo and mail, up 13.9% year on year, significantly exceeding the overall industry growth rate of 6.0%.
The domestic market, meanwhile, cooled, with domestic cargo and mail volumes at Guangzhou, Chengdu Shuangliu and Chengdu Tianfu airports falling 10.8%, 10.9% and 21.1%, respectively.
The continued expansion of cross-border e-commerce has become a major driver of international air freight growth. According to the Air Logistics Branch of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, approximately 60%–70% of China’s air cargo currently comes from cross-border e-commerce, with cargo flows increasingly shifting toward emerging markets in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. (KJWLBXS)