Category: Logistics

Retail Asia17/11/2017
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Growing regional e-commerce trade has prompted DHL Express to expand its central-Asia hub (CAH) in partnership with Airport Authority Hong Kong. Costing about HK$2.9 billion (US$371.4 million), the expansion takes DHL’s commitment for the hub to about $4.5 billion. Recording an average 12 per cent year-on-year growth in its shipping volume in the past decade, […]

Retail Asia16/11/2017
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Singapore is undergoing a significant infrastructure upgrade as its regional and international reach gains prestige. Research and consulting firm, GlobalData estimates Singapore’s pharmaceutical market at $948 million and increasing to $1.2 billion by 2021. With an estimated population of just shy of 6 million, Singapore’s domestic pharmaceutical market is small. However, its regional and international […]

Retail Asia16/11/2017
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At least four logistics providers, including the biggest player, Singapore Post, could be involved in the open network of parcel lockers that the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) called for yesterday in its plan to make deliveries more efficient. The pilot will go live in the second half of next year, involving some 75 lockers […]

Retail Asia16/11/2017
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Logistics giant DHL has found substantial safety benefits from its initial trials of internet of things (IoT) technologies, and is planning to extend its use of IoT within its Asia-Pacific operations. DHL has been testing IoT technologies across its global business – particularly concentrated in Germany, the Netherlands and Poland with the help of Cisco and […]

Retail Asia11/11/2017
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The seventh Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference (ALMC) will be held 23-24 November at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The two-day conference is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). This year’s ALMC will spotlight three important topics, […]

Retail Asia10/11/2017
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Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. is leveraging its AI, mixed reality and other cutting-edge technologies to support Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) in an initiative to enhance its customer relations, boost employee productivity and drive the digital transformation of its business through digitalising its truck and logistics operations. MFTBC is pursuing digital transformation based […]

Retail Asia09/11/2017
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Dachser India has moved its Chennai branch to a new location to facilitate the company’s prospects for growth and development. The new premises are centrally located in the modern KRM Plaza, and offers easy connectivity by road, rail and air travel. Dachser India has moved its Chennai branch to a new location to facilitate the […]

Retail Asia09/11/2017
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Life sciences and healthcare companies will follow the lead of other industries and integrate connected technologies including Internet of Things (IoT) and intelligent scanners across their ecosystems as a means to improve operational efficiencies, enhance supply chain visibility and deliver better patient care – but the increasing use of such technologies will accelerate security risks, […]

Retail Asia04/11/2017
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Kerry Logistics Network Limited was named a winner of the Listed Enterprises of the Year 2017 by Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition for the second year running in recognition for its outstanding performance. Kerry Logistics is the only logistics company to receive this title. Organised by Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition, the award presentation ceremony was joined and supported […]

Retail Asia02/11/2017
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On October 14th, 2017, Bolloré Logistics Vietnam attended the graduation ceremony of Passerelles numériques (PN) Vietnam students. The Passerelles numériques Vietnam NGO program was launched in 2010 in Da Nang, a city identified as a high potential area for Information Technology (IT) sector development. Bolloré Logistics Vietnam is supporting the organization through donations since early […]

Retail Asia02/11/2017
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FedEx Express has announced the expansion of its SenseAware service in Asia Pacific. The launch in South Korea will help strengthen FedEx healthcare solutions and support the rising logistics demands of the burgeoning healthcare sector in the region. Healthcare is one of the world’s largest industry, with a value three times greater than the banking sector, […]

Retail Asia31/10/2017
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Unisys Corporation has won the Customer Choice Award for IT Service Provider of the Year at the Payload Asia Awards, honouring innovation and excellence in the air cargo supply chain. Unisys was recognised for Digistics, a holistic and integrated digital logistics solution that enables air cargo carriers to streamline their freight management and improve operational […]

Retail Asia30/10/2017
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Tigers Germany has won the exclusive contract for online start-up fashion brand HOLYMESH in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Hong Kong-headquartered supply chain specialist has doubled its Cologne e-commerce fulfilment complex to support HOLYMESH, a favourite with German YouTube influencers. Tigers Germany will pioneer a new same day delivery service, initially in Cologne, in order […]

Retail Asia25/10/2017
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Southeast Asia is on the verge of a logistics “boom” thanks to e-commerce, but will require huge investment in cities and last-mile networks to cope, says Pierre Poignant, the man behind the systems that keep Alibaba-owned Lazada moving. Mr Poignant, chief operating officer, said the Singapore-based marketplace, for its part, would continue to bet on […]


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