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Retail Asia21/09/2017

The Iran nuclear deal which took effect January 2016, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), was implemented after United Nations inspectors said that Iran had dismantled a large portion of its nuclear programme. The Iranian economy has grown because of these easing of sanctions and Iran remains one of the last […]

Retail Asia27/06/2017

The maritime industry and broader ocean supply chain are suffering from major and costly inefficiencies due to ineffective data sharing and poor cross-industry collaboration, according to a new report and industry survey released by the Business Performance Innovation (BPI) Network in coordination with Navis and XVELA, both part of Cargotec’s Kalmar business area. The study, […]

Retail Asia21/06/2017

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UPS announced a new peak charge applicable during selected weeks in November and December 2017 for US residential, large packages and packages over maximum limits. The new charge is designed to enable UPS to continue to provide best-in-class value to customers while offsetting some of the additional expenses incurred during significant volume surges. “We’re focused […]

Retail Asia19/06/2017

CEOs of global shipping companies are operating in a complex environment where business, cultural and geopolitical issues come into play. There are many intertwining factors that the CEOs have to take into account when they make or condone strategic decisions that affect the value of their companies. Sometimes, these decisions seemingly, on the surface, would […]

Retail Asia01/06/2017

Despite continuous losses for many years, Northern Shipping Joint Stock Company (Nosco, ticker NOS on UPCoM) attracts many investors due to its abundant land reserves. In 2016, Nosco earned a revenue of nearly VND131 billion ($5.76 million), which accounted for 92.4 per cent of its initial plan. However, it still suffered a loss of VND340 […]

Retail Asia20/03/2017

The Philippine and Indonesian governments will launch next month a roll-on, roll-off shipping service that will link Davao and General Santos cities to Bitung City in Indonesia, an official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said. Presidents Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines and Joko Widodo of Indonesia have been invited to grace the launch in […]

Retail Asia04/10/2016

Gravity Supply Chain, a developer of cloud-based apps that helps companies modernize the management of their global supply chains, released RTM (Route-to-Market), a new tile for its Transport app that provides up-to-date sailing schedules for over 50 major ocean carriers, over 250,000 port pairs covering over 90 percent of the world’s container capacity. Transport RTM […]

Retail Asia01/09/2016

DHL Global Forwarding announced that Southco, a global source for engineered access hardware solutions, has chosen DHL once again as its sole global logistics provider. The company renewed their existing contract with DHL for another four years for a combination of air, ocean, domestic and customs brokerage services on various trade lanes. Southco currently uses […]

Retail Asia23/07/2016

Electrolux and DHL collaborates. As of now, DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, is responsible for the majority of Electrolux’ global ocean freight Less-Than-Container-Load (LCL) shipments. The appointment by the Swedish home appliance manufacturer comprises an annual estimated cargo volume of more than 20,000 cubic meters, approximately […]

Retail Asia26/10/2015

Package delivery company FedEx Corp said on Monday that it expects to see a record number of shipments during this year’s busy holiday season, driven by rising retail sales and a jump in ecommerce. The Memphis-based company said it expects to handle 317 million shipments between Black Friday, traditionally the busiest U.S. shopping day of […]

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Due diligence: The key to long term success in business within Asia-Iran shipping industry

Global maritime shipping industry at the tipping point of digitisation

UPS rolls out new peak shipping surcharge

The dark zone in Asian shipping supply chains

Loss-making shipping company turns down real estate investors

RoRo shipping service to ply Mindanao-Indonesia route

Gravity’s transport app offers real time shipping schedules

Southco chooses DHL as sole global logistics provider

DHL collaborates with Electrolux on LCL ocean freight shipments

FedEx sees record holiday shipments on rising retail