Fred Smith: Shifting supply chains from China to Vietnam ‘easier said than done’
While the US-China trade war has fuelled substantial talk of companies moving their manufacturing out of China to neighbouring Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam or Thailand, FedEx Corp CEO Fred Smith says it is something, […]
SingPost launches final-mile e-commerce platform across SE Asia
Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) launched its Last Mile Platform (LaMP), creating a final-mile, open e-commerce ecosystem connecting retailers and logistics providers across Southeast Asia. Describing it as a first-of-its-kind integrated last-mile platform, SingPost said LaMP […]
Cainiao Logistics steadies itself for Alibaba’s mammoth 11.11 Single’s Day
Cainiao Logistics, the logistics arm of China’s Alibaba Group has finalised its logistics arrangements – including chartering 51 aircraft – for this year’s 11 November Single’s Day, or 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, the largest online […]
DHL Express launches e-commerce-fuelled Vancouver-Cincinnati service
DHL Express launches a new direct flight from Vancouver to its US hub in Cincinnati as a result of the dynamic growth of international trade, in part fuelled by the “unparalleled growth in e-commerce”. The […]