Abstract: E-logistics is a new mode of logistics following the rapid development of E-commerce, which indicates the direction of modern logistics in the future. This paper, beginning with analyzing the definition and the new characters of logistics, gives the definition of E-logistics, and puts forward the system structure of E-logistics, discusses the driving force of the development of E-logistics, and at last, points out six new roles of logistics service providers against the background of E-logistics.

Key words: logistics, E-commerce, E-logistics, developingmode