Affected by the global pandemic, logistics enterprises have been relying mainly on online platforms to communicate with their international counterparts. It is increasingly difficult to find advantageous counterparts and partners. The industry urgently needs an offline conference for in-depth exchanges to provide business opportunities and clues for supply chain enterprises from various countries to achieve communication and reach cooperation intentions.

The 2023 12th Global Freight Forwarders Conference organized by JCtrans creates such an opportunity. Its timely appearance is like "seasonable rain fell after a long drought", which has become a grand event for global logisticians to achieve corporation and exchange.

1. Global logisticians enthusiastically sign up for the conference, and it is extremely difficult to get a ticket for it

Once the news of the upcoming conference in Pattaya, Thailand was launched, it attracted the attention of global logisticians. Due to venue restrictions and other reasons, only 2,206 seats were available for customers. Eventually, 1,207 global logistics enterprises and and affiliates from 104 countries and regions signed up for the conference.

2. Global integration has been accelerated, and the international logistics industry has developed rapidly

On February 27, 2023, the 2023 12th Global Freight Forwarders Conference was held in Pattaya, Thailand, attracting 1,207 international logistics enterprise exhibitors from 104 countries and regions. The presence of Mr. Korn Dabbaransi, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, has further enhanced the influence of the conference.

In his welcome speech at the opening ceremony, Mr. Korn Dabbaransi, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, said that with the acceleration of global integration, the logistics industry, as an important part of it, has developed rapidly. JCtrans is one of the emerging new business forms and new models in the logistic industry, and the level of intelligence and technology is also getting higher and stronger. At the same time, JCtrans represents the continuous emergence of platform enterprises in the future of the logistic industry. In Thailand, many well-known logistics enterprises have expanded their businesses through JCtrans platform, opening the door to the global market.

3. More connections and higher efficiency

At the opening ceremony, Mr. Qiu Junjie, Chairman and CEO of JCtrans, expressed sincere thanks and warmest welcome to the guests and international logistics enterprises on behalf of the organizer.

He said that the global pandemic has not only profoundly impacted the economic stability of various countries but also posted great challenge to the resilience of the global supply chain in the past three years. In post-pandemic era，how global freight forwarders can continuously strengthen their own advantages and move through the economic cycle more smoothly is a topic of concern to everyone present, and it is also the mission of JCtrans.

As an industrial Internet platform deeply engaged in the field of international logistics, JCtrans has grown rapidly. In the past three years, JCtrans has maintained a growth rate of more than 60%. At present, the number of paid corporate members has exceeded 10,000, and the number of active paid users has exceeded 20,000.

After years of industry baptism, JCtrans has moved from an information portal and a global freight forwarding community to a digital logistics trading platform, always moving forward with enthusiasm, and striving for the corporate vision of "becoming the largest logistics trading platform in the world".

Ms. Zoe Arnold, Vice President of Strategic Account Management, XPO Logistics Europe, delivered a speech on behalf of the exhibitors. She said that it was a great honor to participate in the conference. She would make effective use of the three days of the conference to get more connections, explore cooperation opportunities, and enhance mutual exchanges with overseas agents around the world.

Subsequently, Mr. Qiu Junjie, Chairman and CEO of JCtrans, Ms. Zheng Jiening, President of JCtrans Global Freight Forwarding Communities, Korn Dabbaransi, former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, Ms. Zoe Arnold, Vice President of Strategic Account Management of XPO Logistics Europe, Mr. Carsten, CEO of ISA Nordic, and Mr. Wang Haiguang, Chairman of Haiguang Logistics Group, jointly launched the Gilt Sand Launching Ceremony, representing the latest conference brand of JCtrans——JCtrans Event was presented at the conference.

It is understood that the 12th Global Freight Forwarders Conference lasts for three days. It has built a great platform for exchanges and cooperation for participating enterprises, which is conducive to the development of global logistics enterprises in the market and the overall high-quality development of the industry.

In addition to the opening ceremony, there will be one-on-one communication, business dinners, parties and other special business activities, which built an efficient exchange bridge for the international logistics industry, broaden the business system and unlock the way to successful cooperation. We sincerely hope that all elites in the logistics industry will have a worthwhile trip with full harvest.

4. "Building the world's largest logistics community"

At the conference, JCtrans proposed the concept of "building the largest logistics community in the world". Compared with traditional freight forwarding organizations, alliances and other forms, the concept of "community" is more open, inclusive and diverse. To this end, JCtrans will upgrade and iterate in three aspects.

Firstly, in terms of JCtrans membership, the products are more subdivided and JCtrans has innovatively designed multiple categories of membership products; secondly, in terms of JCtrans services, peripheral service products such as freight insurance and freight forwarding liability insurance are strengthened to solve more pain points of customers;

Thirdly, in terms of conferences, it has upgraded from a single GFFC to JCtrans Event, covering conferences, exhibitions, salons, forums and other forms, providing logistics enterprises with more business opportunities, matching high-quality resources and more effective business matchmaking.

In addition to the innovation of community concept, JCtrans launched a number of online innovative products last year, such as Inquirers,  which can use big data within a few seconds and quickly match business opportunities based on members' own advantages; Another example is JCpay, which can help JCtrans members make real-time payments online without any handling fees; In addition, the Cloud Summit Negotiation Live Room breaks the geographical and time limits and allows members from various countries to conduct effective online one-on-one negotiations.

In the future, JCtrans will also build a global logistics trading platform based on communities by increasing investment in technology research and development, and work with logistics enterprises to jointly promote the digital transformation of the industry, so that the dividends of new technologies can benefit global small- and medium-sized logistics enterprises.

5. Serve global small- and medium-sized logistics enterprises and establish the most influential logistics trading platform

Founded in 2003, the "JCtrans Platform" serves small- and medium-sized international logistics enterprises around the world. Adhering to the tenet of "customer first" and innovative development, Jctrans provides comprehensive services such as marketing and cargo canvassing, online transactions, payment and settlement, cooperation risk guarantee, and online insurance. JCtrans strives to become a profit helper for small- and medium-sized international logistics enterprises around the world.

After years of development, JCtrans has now formed a dual-center development strategy of "Shanghai" + "Dalian", covering domestic port cities, and making concerted efforts from the North to the South to lay out the global market. The members of the platform cover 200 countries and regions around the world, with an average of more than 300,000 visitors per month, an average of 30,000 active corporate users per month, and a cumulative amount of online payment and settlement exceeding USD 10 billion.

In addition to this conference in Thailand, JCtrans is tentatively scheduled to hold the Global Logistics Expo in Hong Kong in June 2023, the Global Freight Forwarders Conference in Shenzhen, China around September, and the Global Freight Forwarders Conference in Turkey in November. JCtrans creates an opportunity for logistics enterprises to meet face to face and helps global logistics enterprises to achieve sustainable profitability.

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Hong Kong, China
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