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Retail Asia22/02/2022

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics introduces a new cost-effective and seamless solution facilitating order fulfillment for international businesses who wish to enter the US market without the need for a domestic fulfillment center or storefront presence. The new Easy eComm model, which is slated to launch this month, serves as a turn-key solution that makes it possible […]

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Retail Asia11/01/2022

International express logistics company J&T Express celebrated its second anniversary in Singapore on 9th January 2022, recording two years of exponential growth and progress, including a year-on-year double digit growth for parcel volumes, and an approximately three-fold increase in the total size of all its warehouses. Tapping into Singapore’s potential as a regional logistics hub, […]

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Retail Asia11/01/2022

Another major global player joins DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo on their way towards greener supply chains: Global hardware technology provider Lenovo decided to let fly 20 tons of chargeable weight per week from Shanghai (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA). The carbon-neutral freighter flight is the only regular full charter connection worldwide which is 100 percent […]

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Retail Asia05/01/2022

Thanks to the rollout of coronavirus vaccines, the global economy is slowly starting to emerge from the pandemic. But Covid-19 has left one very destructive economic issue in its wake: disruption to global supply chains. The rapid spread of the virus in 2020 prompted shutdowns of industries around the world and, while most of us were […]

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Retail Asia03/12/2021

Deutsche Bahn’s logistics unit Schenker will order almost 1,500 electric trucks from startup Volta Trucks to transport goods from European terminals into city centres and urban areas, the companies said on Tuesday. DB Schenker will use prototype electric trucks in the spring and summer of 2022 in distribution operations, findings from which will be used […]

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Retail Asia30/11/2021

DB Schenker has opened a new office in Vietnam to mark 30 years of orchestrating the logistics industry in the country. A ceremony took place on Nov. 23 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of DB Schenker in Vietnam and the opening of its new corporate office at the Viettel Complex Tower A in Cach Mang […]

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Retail Asia26/11/2021

The Vietnam Maritime Corporation has launched a container shipping route to Malaysia and India. The route from Vietnam’s Hai Phong Port to Malaysia’s Port Klang, India’s Calcutta, Port Klang, and SP-ITC International Container Terminal in HCMC takes 10 days less than foreign shippers’ itineraries, VIMC said. It is the first time Vietnamese container ships are […]

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Retail Asia15/11/2021

Rent for cold storage in the south stands at $87 per ton in Q4, up 1.67 times against Q1 last year due to limited availability. Vietnam’s e-commerce boom amid the Covid-19 outbreak has fueled demand for cold storage facilities, according to the latest report on the cold supply chain released by real estate consultancy Savills […]

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Retail Asia10/11/2021

The Business Climate Index of European companies rose 3 percentage points to 18.3 in Q3, showing improving perceptions on Vietnam’s economic outlook. The rise from the historic low of 15 points in September came as business leaders were more optimistic about Vietnam’s business environment as the country relaxed social distancing measures and aimed toward a […]

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Retail Asia08/11/2021

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E-commerce company Tiki raised $258 million in its latest funding round as it eyes a U.S. IPO. The Series E funding round was led by AIA Insurance, and included UBS AG London Branch, Mirae Asset-Naver Asia Growth Fund, and Taiwan Mobile Co. Tiki had planned to list in the U.S. by 2025, but it now […]

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Retail Asia01/11/2021

In a clear move away from chartering to owning ships, Israeli carrier ZIM Integrated Shipping Services announced the acquisition of seven secondhand vessels – five 4,250 TEU vessels and two 1,100 TEU vessels – for a consideration of approximately $320 million. “Since going public our focus has been to allocate capital to strengthen our commercial […]

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Retail Asia01/11/2021

Ninja Van, a Singaporean logistics startup and new ASEAN unicorn, is set to drive a broad strategy in Vietnam to benefit from the country’s strong e-logistics market growth. After successfully raising $578 million in Series E funding, Ninja Van has officially become an ASEAN “unicorn,”.Dzung Phan, president of Ninja Van, said while revealing the startup’s […]

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Retail Asia20/10/2021

Nine big companies including Amazon, Ikea and Unilever have signed up to a pledge to only move cargo on ships using zero-carbon fuel by 2040. They hope the “aggressive” target will push the heavily polluting shipping industry to decarbonize faster. Cargo shipping produces one billion tonnes of climate pollution each year – as much as […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2021

With the expansion of the ‘quick commerce market’, which offers guaranteed delivery within an hour, South Korean firms are employing gas stations as warehouses and logistics hubs. It has become a new alignment of interest between the quick commerce industry that needs logistics hubs in the heart of the city, and gas stations in search […]

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Retail Asia08/09/2021

Ninety percent of German companies in Vietnam are seeking new or additional suppliers in Asia Pacific due to mobility restrictions in the country. The majority of respondents, 83 percent, reported supply bottlenecks and price increases caused by transport problems, according to a survey by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK). What […]

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Retail Asia01/09/2021

Australia Post has announced its group revenue of $7.499 million, a new record up seven percent, and a profit before tax of $53.6 million. The Group credits its revenue was boosted by further eCommerce growth during COVID-19. Growth in e-commerce has been a strong driver behind Australia’s Post 2020 financial result that was released on […]

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Retail Asia27/08/2021

Alphabet-owned Wing has said that it will hit a landmark of 100,000 drone deliveries over the weekend. This news comes after two years of the launch of service in the Australian city of Logan which only has 300,000 people. This is happening at a time where there are reports stating that Amazon’s plans of drone […]

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Retail Asia25/08/2021

E-commerce player Lazada, which is now majority-owned by Alibaba, is confident that its expertise in Southeast Asian markets can counter the looming threat from Amazon’s much-anticipated entry into the region, a top executive said. Last year, TechCrunch reported that Amazon had planned to launch local e-commerce services in Singapore in the first quarter of 2017. But earlier this […]

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Retail Asia12/08/2021

Many HCMC residents have reported paying higher fees for transporting goods from their hometowns to the city compared to the pre-Covid period. Hoa in Ho Chi Minh City’s Go Vap District said that amid the city’s strict social distancing order, she had recently told relatives in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum to send […]

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Retail Asia26/07/2021

Market recovery and larger freights helped Vietnamese seaport and maritime transport enterprises, both state-owned and private, gain bigger profits in the first half of this year. Vietnam National Shipping Lines (VIMC) made consolidated revenues of more than VND6.2 trillion (nearly $269.6 million), a 20 percent increase, and consolidated profits of over VND1.1 trillion, doubling against […]

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