Category: Logistics

Retail Asia16/08/2017
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Yusen Logistics will join the KIX Pharma Community, a group being formed by Kansai Airlines and other partners to acquire joint CEIV Pharma certification at Kansai International Airport in Japan. The Community expects to be certified by the summer of 2018.By participating in the community, Yusen Logsitics strengthens and expands its air freight services for […]

Retail Asia16/08/2017
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UPS announced the appointment of Harld Peters as the new president of UPS China. A UPS veteran with 18 years of logistics experience, Peters will be responsible for leading strategic initiatives across UPS’s package delivery and supply chain operations in China. Peters succeeds Richard Loi, who will be retiring after 26 years of dedicated service […]

Retail Asia14/08/2017
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DHL has signed on as the new title sponsor for a new racing series – DR1 presents the DHL Champions Series, Fueled by Mountain Dew. This new racing championship is organized by DR1 Racing, the premiere drone racing organization that is bringing together top pilots and racing teams to compete at exhilarating locations throughout the […]

Retail Asia11/08/2017
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Shanghai Pharma, one of China’s largest listed pharmaceuticals groups, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DHL Supply Chain to prepare its logistics infrastructure for rapid global expansion. Under the MOU, the pharmaceuticals giant – which generated revenues of more than US$18 billion (RMB121 billion) last year – will partner with DHL Supply Chain […]

Retail Asia10/08/2017
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Thailand-based end-to-end logistics startup aCommerce is seeking to raise more than US$30 million in a series-B funding round. Insiders say the company is in discussions with global and local private equity groups to raise funding before the last quarter of this year. Founded in June 2013, aCommerce is a regional full-service e-commerce software provider, delivering […]

Retail Asia09/08/2017
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XPO Logistics announced financial results for the second quarter 2017. Revenue was US$3.76 billion for the quarter, compared with $3.68 billion for the same period in 2016. Revenue increased year-over-year by $210.4 million, excluding the second quarter 2016 revenue from the North American truckload unit divested in October 2016. Net income attributable to common shareholders […]

Retail Asia09/08/2017
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In April 2017, BMW Korea opened a new regional parts distribution centre for BMW, MINI and motorcycle spare parts in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, 70 kilometres south of Seoul. GEODIS is entrusted with the logistics of this over 50,000 sqm site, one of BMW’s biggest Regional Distribution Center in the world. On this new site, GEODIS annually […]

Retail Asia07/08/2017
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Narellan Town Centre has officially opened in southwest Sydney, marking the completing of the $200 million redevelopment project. The refurb involved a major extension of the existing shopping centre on the south side of Camden Valley Way, joining the brand new section of the Centre on the north side of the major arterial road. A 38-metre […]

Retail Asia07/08/2017
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Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation, a global logistics provider, has opened a newly expanded facility for chemical sample fulfilment in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP), China. The new facility is strategically located near major chemical manufacturers, and can support increased throughput by up to 40 percent. “Chemical manufacturers in this region are paying closer attention […]

Retail Asia04/08/2017
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DHL Supply Chain, the contract logistics specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, successfully completed its global augmented reality pilots and is expanding its “Vision Picking” solution in more warehouses around the globe, establishing a new standard in order picking for the industry. The smart glasses provide visual displays of order picking instructions along with information […]

Retail Asia04/08/2017
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DHL is revamping its logistics offering for the semiconductor industry by bundling individual solutions under DHL Semiconductor Logistics. This suite of services covers the entire value chain from inbound to manufacturing facilities through to final distribution to end users and provides end to end visibility of products, full compliance with international regulations and maximum security […]

Retail Asia03/08/2017
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Online retail giant Amazon will open its first Australian distribution warehouse in Melbourne’s south eastern suburbs, in a move the company says will create hundreds of jobs. Amazon has announced it will open a 24,000 square metre fulfilment centre in Dandenong South at the M2 industrial park. The company’s Australian director of operations Robert Bruce […]

Retail Asia01/08/2017
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Logistics 2Go Group, which has just been taken over by Chelsea Logistics Corporation and the SM Group, is studying a possible expansion into e-commerce. President Dennis Uy says there is nothing definite yet, especially with the cost being “quite high”. He says e-commerce would be the final link to its logistics business chain as 2Go […]

Retail Asia31/07/2017
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By teaming up with  MP Logistics, South Korean enterprise Samsung not only demonstrated its interest in the Vietnamese logistics sector, but its participation also heats up the market. On July 14, 2017, Samsung SDS, a subsidiary of Samsung Group, established a joint venture with MP Logistics with the aim of expanding its logistics business in […]

Retail Asia31/07/2017
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DHL called upon industry leaders to recognize the growing talent gap crisis in the supply chain sector. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that jobs in logistics are estimated to grow by 26 percent between 2010 and 2020. Furthermore, one global study estimated that demand for supply chain professionals exceeds supply by a ratio […]


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