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MoU identifies AI as key to SME end-to-end logistics

· Source: logisticsmanager.com

In short

DHL Group and Alibaba.com have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to use AI to improve the end-to-end logistics experience for SMEs engaged in international trade. The collaboration will explore AI-powered tools covering sourcing and supplier discovery, logistics quotation, booking and shipment execution, and will examine integrating DHL Global Forwarding's services into Alibaba.com's agentic AI platform Accio. The agreement was announced at Alibaba.com's CoCreate 2026 Conference in Los Angeles.

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Tags: logistics, freight forwarding, SMEs, cross-border, agents, DHL

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