With the EU about to follow the US in scrapping duty-free imports of low-value goods, the expanding regulatory clampdown is a turning point in how huge volume of e-commerce exports from China are monitored.
Carriers and their affiliates now own about 50% of worldwide terminal capacity, coming close to double what it was 10 years ago, according to various industry estimates.
The ocean carrier halted the Pearl service about a year ago due to weak market fundamentals, but said current demand merits its return.
