Industries

Transportation & Logistics

Basic Overview

Zhonglun W&D Law Firm has been deeply engaged in the transportation and logistics sector since its establishment, providing comprehensive legal services for the industry’s evolution towards digitalization, intelligentization, and globalization. Our clients cover the entire industrial chain, ranging from start‑up and growth‑stage small and medium‑sized logistics enterprises, cross‑border e‑commerce logistics service providers, large state‑owned transportation groups, and leading private logistics companies, to internationally renowned foreign logistics firms and multinational shipping corporations. Drawing on our professional expertise, we deliver tailored legal services to well‑known domestic and international transportation and logistics enterprises as well as industry leaders.

Over years of practice, Zhonglun W&D Law Firm has gained an in-depth understanding of the evolving dynamics in the transportation and logistics industry, including supply chain integration, the development of multimodal transport, the advancement of smart logistics, and increasingly stringent compliance requirements. We accurately meet clients’ core legal needs in network planning, transport operations, market expansion, and risk prevention. Aligning with national policies aimed at building a leading country in transportation, developing logistics hubs, and promoting cross-border e-commerce, we have established a legal service system that integrates professionalism and practicality. Through cross-disciplinary collaboration and integrated service models, we deliver comprehensive legal services across key areas including transportation project investment and engineering construction, financing, mergers and acquisitions, domestic and overseas capital market operations, compliance management (covering transport safety, data protection, and customs regulations), intellectual property protection, dispute resolution, and supply chain and logistics-related matters. Our sharp insights into industry regulations and policies, extensive practical experience, and pragmatic, efficient service approach have earned wide recognition from clients, making us a trusted legal partner committed to supporting the steady growth of transportation and logistics enterprises.

Services

  • Legal Services for New Investment and Qualification Compliance

    We offer comprehensive advisory services on industrial policy interpretation and market access compliance for transportation and logistics enterprises engaged in new entity establishment, logistics park development, and route network planning. We assist clients in identifying market access requirements, qualification criteria, and supporting policies across sub-sectors including road transportation, express business, cross‑border logistics, and multimodal transport, and precisely align local logistics industry plans with corporate investment strategies. Our services cover design of market access strategies, preparation of compliant application documents, and coordination with regulatory authorities. We help enterprises mitigate risks of non‑compliance with industrial policies and efficiently secure key qualifications such as Transportation Operational Permit, Express Business Permit, and filings for cross‑border e-commerce overseas warehouse, thereby ensuring the lawful and compliant implementation of investment projects.

  • Legal Services for Financing, Investment, M&A, and Restructuring of Transportation & Logistics Project

    Focused on the core needs of transportation and logistics enterprises including network expansion, capacity improvement and industrial chain integration, we provide full‑cycle legal services for investment, financing and mergers & acquisitions. Our services include, but are not limited to: designing investment and financing structures such as equity financing, debt financing and industrial fund cooperation; conducting legal due diligence on target enterprises; drafting and reviewing transaction documents and ancillary agreements; and managing key post‑transaction matters including asset transfer, equity changes and personnel arrangements. For infrastructure projects including logistics parks, ports, terminals and freight stations, we deliver specialized legal services covering project financing and PPP(Public-Private-Partnerships) model operation, supporting the smooth implementation of projects.

  • Legal Servces for Domestic and Overseas IPO and Capital Market Operations

    We offer integrated legal services for transportation and logistics enterprises in connection with domestic and overseas initial public offerings (IPOs), covering a full range of listing venues including the Main Board, ChiNext (GEM), STAR Market, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ). Tailored to the unique characteristics of the transportation and logistics sector, we focus on addressing core listing challenges such as operational qualification compliance, data compliance for digital freight platforms, tax compliance for cross‑border businesses, and standardization of related‑party transactions. We assist clients in establishing equity structures and internal control systems that satisfy listing requirements, and conduct full‑scale compliance rectification. Our team deliver comprehensive services throughout the entire listing process, from drafting application documents and responding to exchange inquiries to liaising with regulatory authorities. We excel at handling industry‑specific issues concerning transport qualifications, network stability, and cash flow management, helping clients successfully complete capital market financing.

  • Legal Services for Multimodal Transport and Logistics Contracts

    We focus on multimodal transport integrating road, rail, air and sea transportation, alongside core operations including warehousing, cargo transit and express delivery. We provide clients with end-to-end legal services throughout the entire process. Our team assists in reviewing and drafting key documents such as transportation contracts, warehousing agreements, combined transport contracts and logistics service agreements, with a clear definition of parties’ rights and obligations, risk allocation mechanisms and liability for breach of contract. For special operations including heavy-lift transport and cold-chain logistics, we prioritize standardizing clauses covering temperature monitoring, cargo preservation and emergency response procedures. This helps prevent frequent industry disputes arising from cargo damage or delivery delays, ensuring the smooth transaction of transportation and distribution operations.

  • Legal Services for Comprehensive Compliance Review and Risk Prevention

    We build compliance service systems that cover the entire business process of transportation and logistics, with a focus on core areas including transportation safety, workplace safety, labor and employment, and data compliance. We assist enterprises in conducting comprehensive compliance risk assessments, identifying potential risks in cargo security check, vehicle operation, driver management, user information protection, and developing targeted rectification plans. We support the establishment of normalized compliance management mechanisms, such as drafting compliance manuals, providing employee compliance training, and designing internal compliance review procedures. Our services ensure full compliance with core industry regulations including the Regulation on Road Transportation, the Interim Regulation on Express Delivery, the Work Safety Law, and the Personal Information Protection Law, effectively mitigating the risks of administrative penalties and civil compensation.

  • Legal Services for Digital Freight Platforms Compliance

    In response to the evolution of smart logistics, we deliver end-to-end compliance support for digital freight platform operators. We help platforms establish and enhance operational management systems, standardize key processes including member onboarding review, vehicle and driver qualification verification, order matching, and real-time trajectory monitoring. A core focus is addressing data compliance challenges: we design compliant frameworks for the collection, storage and transmission of transportation data, ensuring full adherence to data security and personal information protection regulations. We also support the resolution of disputes among platforms, shippers and carriers, effectively reducing liability risks for platform businesses.

  • Legal Services for Intellectual Property and Trade Secret Protection

    We deliver end-to-end intellectual property legal services tailored to the brand development and technological innovation needs of transportation and logistics enterprises. For the rights acquisition, we assist clients in designing trademark portfolio strategies covering core assets such as corporate names and service brands, enabling efficient trademark registration. For technological innovations including logistics information systems and intelligent warehousing equipment, we provide professional services covering patent applications and software copyright registration. In rights enforcement, we support clients in establishing IP infringement monitoring mechanisms and deliver comprehensive enforcement solutions. Targeting typical industry risks such as trademark counterfeiting and trade secret misappropriation (including customer data, distribution routes, and operational plans), we provide integrated services including infringement investigations, evidence preservation, administrative complaints, and civil litigation.

  • Legal Services for Anti-monopoly and Market Competition Compliance

    Given the rising market concentration and intensifying platform-driven competition in the transportation and logistics sector, we deliver anti-monopoly compliance services. We assist enterprises in conducting anti-monopoly compliance reviews, with a focus on reviewing risks associated with horizontal monopoly agreements (such as price-fixing and output/capacity restrictions), vertical monopoly agreements (including resale price maintenance), and abuse of dominant market position, and help develop targeted compliance remediation plans. For mergers and acquisitions, we assess obligations of declaration for concentration of undertakings, assist in preparing filing materials, and communicating with regulators. In response to anti-monopoly investigations, we offer comprehensive services including procedural guidance, preparation of statements and defense submissions, and representation at administrative hearings, effectively mitigating the risk of administrative penalties.

  • Legal Services for Dispute Resolution

    We deliver efficient, professional dispute resolution services for common disputes within the transportation and logistics sector, including disputes over transport contract, warehousing contract, cargo damage compensation claims, traffic accident liability, and labor and employment. Drawing on our in-depth understanding of industry regulations and trade practices, we offer tailored, diversified dispute resolution strategies for our clients involving litigation, arbitration, and mediation. For transport disputes, we focus on resolving issues related to cargo loss or damage, delayed delivery, and freight arrears, clarifying the liability for breach of contract and loss compensation. We protect our clients’ legitimate rights and interests through measures including asset preservation and evidence preservation, minimizing the operational impact of disputes.

  • Legal Services for Cross-border Logistics and International Trade Compliance

    We providing end-to-end trade compliance services for transportation and logistics enterprises engaged in cross-border transportation, international express delivery and cross-border e-commerce logistics. We assist clients in interpreting regulations covering customs supervision, tariff policies, export controls and cross-border e-commerce supervision. We standardize import and export declaration procedures, clarifying compliance obligations for core areas including commodity classification, origin certification and customs value declaration. For cross-border e-commerce overseas warehouse, we assist with required filings, draft cross-border warehousing and distribution agreements, and mitigate operational risks. We also deliver trade contract review, operational guidance for letter of credit and customs audit defence services, enabling enterprises to trade internationally with full compliance.

Service Performance

  1. Providing legal services to a domestic automobile export enterprise for the recognition and enforcement of a CIETAC arbitral award (subject matter: RMB 240 million) by a Saudi court against a Saudi distributor
  2. Providing long-term legal services to the Beijing Office of Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.
  3. Providing legal services for Autohome Inc. in the data compliance project
  4. Serving as the bankruptcy administrator for Beijing Judian Travel Technology Co., Ltd. in its bankruptcy liquidation
  5. Providing legal services to the China Academy of Transportation Science for its arbitration case regarding dispute over house leasing contract
  6. Providing legal services to a property & casualty insurance company for its case regarding dispute over civil public interest litigation of the grounding of the M/V “XXX” with a city people’s procuratorate and a Guangdong-based shipping company
  7. Providing legal services to Zhejiang Cainiao Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. for its project to establish entities in Dubai and the UAE
  8. Providing legal services to Jiangxi Jilling Lithium Industry Co., Ltd. for its lithium mine acquisition project in Nigeria
  9. Providing legal services for Ztesoft Technology Co., Ltd. in its due diligence for subsidiaries in Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, and Rwanda
  10. Providing legal services for CCCS International Shipping Corporation in the Hong Kong arbitration
  11. Providing legal services to AMC Shipping Co., Ltd. for its collision case involving the M/V “AMC NAVIGATOR” and the M/V “WAN HAI 288”
  12. Providing legal services to China Life Investment Management Co., Ltd. for its China Life Investment - Shenzhen International Logistics Debt Investment project