By Jennifer Chang

COVID-19 has caused a great crisis to the global economy In recent years, but at the same time it has brought rare growth opportunities for certain industries.

During the severe pademic period, due to the severe disruption of global supply chains and widespread shutdowns affecting personal purchasing power, business-to-business (B2B) shipments and sales of non-essential consumer goods were also affected. The e-commerce (B2C) market has instead benefited from the pandemic. The growing popularity of online shopping has brought about a boom time for the air cargo industry. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), 80% of cross-border e-commerce is delivered by air cargo, accounting for 20% of the entire air cargo industry.

E-commerce has brought major changes to the air cargo industry. The trend of online shopping has significantly increased the demand for air freight services. This has led to an entire industry shift from traditional freight to e-commerce freight. One of the main advantages of air cargo is speed. Due to the fast transit time, air freight has become the preferred shipping method for e-commerce goods. With the rapid economic development in the Asia-Pacific region, more and more countries and regions have also joined the competition in the e-commerce and logistics industries. The e-commerce logistics market in Asia Pacific has been growing with the growing e-commerce industry in countries such as China, India, and Japan. The e-commerce market in these countries has entered a mature stage, and consumers have higher and higher requirements for speed and quality, so logistics companies need to invest more resources to improve delivery efficiency and service quality.

Logistics is a crucial part of e-commerce because it directly affects the delivery time of online shopping products and customer satisfaction. With the growth of the e-commerce market, logistics operators need to provide more efficient and economical logistics services to meet the needs of merchants and consumers. In order to achieve efficient logistics, the process of acquiring, storing, transporting and distributing products needs to be optimized. Logistics operators need to have good storage and transportation equipment and use modern technology to manage these facilities. At the same time, it is also necessary to adjust the product inventory in a timely manner to minimize inventory costs. In addition, it is also necessary to provide a comprehensive tracking and communication system so that merchants and consumers can keep abreast of the transportation status of products. The success of e-commerce depends largely on the ability of logistics operators to deliver online purchases to end customers around the world.

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