Capital eyeing shipping electricity supplier who will become the maritime community Uber

Has been in the market downturn of the shipping industry, have begun to "net" the.

Shandong International Logistics Limited Lok cabin network (known as "Le cabin network" under, 838349.NEEQ) recently in the National SME share transfer system (the "new three board") listed, became the first domestic shipping power in three new board listed commercial enterprises.

Prior to this, there are already a number of shipping business enterprise access to external financing, the promoters of these electronic business platform, many freight forwarding boss origin, but also the shipping company / logistics companies Direct electricity supplier, such as COSCO Pan electricity supplier, Sinotrans shipping booking network.

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Le cabin network was established in 2004, after the main business routes to Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia regions, the business including container leasing, supply chain management, airline operations and other cooperative shipping companies more than 60, more than 1,000 customers, marketing network mainly in Tianjin, Qingdao, Yantai, Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Shenzhen seven ports.

Beginning last year, the music network's CEO cabin Xu Xin decided to make some changes in this tradition could not be more conventional maritime industry - the formation of ocean freight business platform, integrated trailer, booking, customs, insurance, and provide one-stop service .

"Although the shipping industry is still in the doldrums, but including international freight forwarding, container dollies, warehousing, customs clearance and other aspects of international logistics industry has a 4 trillion industry, and partial operation mode still traditional." Xu Xin told reporter, Le wants shipping cabin network service platform electricity supplier brokered deal to shorten the original line under a lengthy chain of transactions through the internet the way down the middle of the chain and reduce logistics costs.

In the international shipping industry, the sale of the original process is this: Carrier (have space and capacity of the logistics capabilities side, that is, the seller) → → two freight forwarding freight forwarding → → three have shipping needs of foreign trade (buyer ), due to the large number of freight, and the layers increases, buyers and sellers of information opaque, also waste a lot of channel costs.

"For the buyer is concerned, they want tariffs cheaper, more choice, more transparent and more timely information, the seller is concerned they want to increase online sales channels, customers do incremental." Xu Xin said, and through the Internet systematic operation can improve efficiency and reduce costs.

After the landing three new board, cabin music network plans to raise 50 million ~ 80 million yuan, to increase technology platform construction, expansion and operational aspects of the business to further integrate upstream and downstream resources.

Capital swarmed behind

Le cabin network is not the only shipping electricity supplier industry "to eat crabs." According to the reporter, currently involved in shipping electricity supplier mainly four categories, one electric provider Direct shipping companies such as COSCO Pan electricity supplier; the second is the company's freight forwarding Direct portal electricity providers, primarily in the freight forwarding industry had the company will import the line moved online; the third is the shipping company's electronic business platform alliances, such as INTTRA and CARGOSMART; Fourth, third-party trading platform for public networks such as the music spaces, is also the largest type of participant.

The huge potential market size is the main driver of the industry have the layout. Many industry insiders told reporters that China's export container size in 2014 will reach 170 million TEU, export container freight and logistics costs reached several trillion dollars, assuming that only 1% of the transaction through an online auction, there will be dozens of billion dollar industry; and according to research Waterhouse international freight forwarding industry analysts wrote "2014--2018 China international freight Forwarders panoramic research and development strategy research report", the international freight forwarding market scale of China is expected mid-2014 ~ 2018 average growth rate is expected to exceed 20% by 2018, the international freight forwarding market size of more than 3 trillion, ocean freight reached 2.32 trillion.

According to the reporter, currently trading at most shipping electricity supplier platform or stage for free to attract users, but because of operating practices and the inherent pattern of interests, currently more than 20 shipping business platform only a few real substance of transactions per month turnover of only 1000 ~ 2000TEU, occupy the whole transaction size of less than one ten thousandth of maritime logistics.

However, the shipping business platform has become a hot spot for investment. Since last year, there are a number of companies received ten million of financing.

"The future profit model can be contributed by both buyers and sellers, the seller commission charged; or to launch a similar product integrity, authentication charged an annual fee; you can also charge value-added products, such as customs, insurance, and so make the difference." Xu Xin told reporters, who can stand out as quickly as possible to get more customers in the competition, who can become Uber maritime industry.

Xu Xin said, in order to attract more users' attention, music tank network recently launched the "freight financing" product "by buyers and sellers on the basis of transactions on the platform, pure credit unsecured unsecured, with borrowed as also mainly to solve the freight forwarders can not get bank loans problem, buyers and sellers to help solve the funding problem. "