Logistics about to enter the consolidation phase

□ reporter Suopei Min

according to China's WTO accession commitment, the logistics industry was fully opened in December last year. With the end of five-year transition period, the domestic logistics market has formed a foreign, state and private tripod situation. Industry insiders estimate that in recent years has experienced explosive growth and continues to open up, the domestic logistics market will enter a period of industry consolidation, the leading brand dominance will gradually strong, and workshops, and scattered small logistics companies will be gradually eliminated .
Keywords A: China's accession to the WTO owned
five years, foreign giants of the logistics industry can be described as constantly shifting alliances, and wholly-owned in China as its most popular destination.
According to the WTO provisions, in December 2005 after the full liberalization, foreign investment can set up wholly-owned logistics companies in China. In the 1980s, many foreign logistics companies to enter the Chinese market, but must be selected in accordance with the provisions of that time a Chinese company as a joint venture partner, so DHL, FedEx, TNT and UPS have selected the foreign operation as a partner.
With the WTO in terms of logistics and the introduction of market opening, the four quickly began to plan its future and gradually owned the road. In 2003, TNT in a joint venture with Sinotrans, first proposed after the expiration of the contract,
2004 年 12 月, UPS also announced $ 100 million The change had already had two joint venture partners of FedEx, will open in December 2005, one month after the deadline, announced $ 400 million cash acquisition of field - the FedEx's 50 percent stake, and DTW Group in China domestic express network.
Up to now, only four major courier DHL and Sinotrans also adhere to the Industry insiders pointed out that because of DHL joint venture with local partners outside their home market into the usual way, and hope the rest of wholly-owned express delivery giant has been to do so, the four major express delivery pattern has been basically stable.
Keywords II: access
for the aviation industry, although, according to WTO and maintenance services, sales and marketing of air transport services and computer reservation systems is an open list. This means that the previous letter, a monopoly of the Central Air GDS (airline ticket distribution system) business will be open to foreign investment.
but an insider in the Air letter received yesterday in an interview with Shanghai Securities News said that under the terms of China was signed for foreign GDS business development in China is divided into cross-border payments, commercial presence in several stages. GDS is currently abroad, cross-border payment services in China have already started,
the world's leading supplier of ticket distribution system SABRE, A-MADEUS and Galileo and the three companies have begun to penetrate the domestic market. They are in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou offices, and many domestic travel agencies, hotels, ticketing companies and other units installed for free distribution system. The letter said the aircraft,fedex, despite the current flight information in the electronic distribution in the Chinese air travel market is still in a monopoly position, but is a matter of market liberalization, the flight information is also actively taking measures to deal with. Last April, the flight information on the exclusive American Express signed a three-year strategic cooperation agreement in order to explore new profit model, that is, from the past, a simple air ticket travel distribution software provider, to provide consumers with convenient change of a full set of business travel solutions.
Keywords Three: Transformation
market continues to open up also activated large state-owned logistics enterprises and Chinese private logistics providers. On the one hand, to COSCO, Sinotrans, represented by state-owned logistics giant is using its own solid foundation, and actively promote and integrate industry chain, creating an integrated logistics empire; the other hand, Shen Tong, home delivery as the representatives of the private logistics enterprises flexibility to use its operating characteristics to compete with foreign giants market.
May this year, the new president of Sinotrans Shanghai Xiang Zhao said, McKinsey Sinotrans tailored strategic planning has entered the final stage of discussions, the original nine new business strategy based on its core segments business and supporting business in two parts.
Another concern is the transformation of China Post. According to the WTO Affairs Center senior consultant Lee introduced on India, the logistics industry in the WTO provisions in accordance with their business content, services and goods were included in the terms of trade. The postal service is communication, but also because of its relationship to national security, now open to a limited extent. However, in recent years, China Post has embarked on restructuring in March this year, on the Postal Reorganization And just last month, China Post Group established program has received State Council approval.
At the same time, Shen Tong, home delivery, and other private logistics enterprises have begun to transform itself. Chen was executive vice president of home delivery Po interview with this reporter revealed that home delivery is considering the acquisition of a domestic high-quality international freight forwarding companies, as well as a warehouse supply chain management companies, in order to strengthen the international courier home delivery and supply chain management business.
DHL transport and logistics senior vice president of Greater China, Victor Mok said that with the logistics industry, more focus on reducing customer costs and save time, and this needs-oriented logistics companies to provide benefits of scale, so the China Logistics market will continue to consolidate.

A Brief History of the four major express delivery in China


(1) DHL 1986 年 12 月, DHL Sinotrans Group was established with the international express joint venture; cooperation so far.
(2) FedEx 1984 年, FedEx joint venture with Sinotrans; owned in January 2006 made the pace.
(3) TNT 1988 年, TNT and Sinotrans Group, set up an international express joint venture; June 2003 expiration of the
(4) UPS 1988 years, in May 1996, UPS and Sinotrans Group, established the first joint venture; began in December 2004, owned.

join WTO
transportation commitments

(1) Shipping: includes international transport (freight and passenger), not including coastal and inland waterway, allowing the establishment joint venture shipping company flying the Chinese flag fleet, joint ventures, foreign investment shall not exceed the registered capital of 49%.
(2) of water transport (freight): Allows the port open to foreign vessels engaged in international transport.
(3) air transport (including aircraft maintenance): allowed to set up a joint venture, requiring China to control or dominate.
(4) railway transport (including rail freight): allows the establishment of joint ventures, foreign investment does not exceed 49%, three years after accession to the WTO to allow foreign investment in joint ventures accounted for large shares of the railway, six years to allow the establishment of foreign rail transport wholly-owned subsidiary.
(5) road transport: join the WTO within one year, to allow foreign joint ventures in the road transport accounts for large shares of the three years to allow the establishment of foreign-owned road transport companies.


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