Supply chain, warehousing and last-mile delivery across the region.
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…
Almost four in 10 Indian food retailers are expected to grow by 10 per cent or more this year, according to research commissioned by DHL Supply Chain, the global market leader for contract logistics solutions. Based on interviews with more than 300 industry…
Around two years since Davao-Clark flights were suspended, the budget airline Philippine’s AirAsia is gearing up to revive the route, a tourism officer said. Arwin Lingat, provincial tourism officer of Pampanga, said that AirAsia is working out to offer again…
Food retailers in some of Asia’s fastest-growing economies are expecting solid growth this year as expanding populations and rising income levels drive up demand, according to research commissioned by DHL Supply Chain. The logistics operator surveyed more…
A tie-up between Australian carrier Qantas and China Eastern will create one of the world’s largest airline partnerships following the June signing of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) – and open the door more widely to tourist traffic.…
Global logistics giant DHL launched its 22-million-dollar hub on Monday at Bangkok`s new international airport as part of the company`s strategy to boost its growth in Southeast Asia. “We consider Thailand as the gateway to Indochina,” Scott Price, CEO of DHL…
DHL Express has announced the opening of a facility in Singapore that will host a new global quality control centre and serve as a centre of excellence for global service quality and business IT activities. “Quality is one of the main sources of…
DHL Express has announced its annual general average price increase, which will come into effect on 1 January next year. In Germany and in the UK, the average price increase will be 3.9%. Globally, price adjustments will vary from country to country,…
Logistics firm DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) Philippines Inc has appointed Imran Shaikh as its new country manager. A certified Global Logistics Specialist, Imran has over 15 years of experience in international logistics, accounts management, freight…
UPS has expanded its presence in 13 additional cities in China improving transit times and extending cut-off times. Customers in the cities, situated in Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang, Guangdong provinces, and in Chongqing Municipality, will have direct access…
Low-cost carrier Nok Air hopes to better tap into the potential of Phuket’s large foreign market over the next high season, an executive told the Phuket Gazette recently. Pinyot Pibulsongkram, a Nok Air Vice President, told ‘Up in the Air’ that Nok currently…
Air Asia says it will launch on November 27 a service connecting the Thai coastal resort of Pattaya direct with Macau. Air Asia’s website says the low-cost airline will make one return flight per day until October 29 next year. Air Asia already has four…
“I haven’t seen such a behaviour in other South East Asian markets. While businesses in countries like Taiwan, Thailand and Philippineshave adopted e-commerce in a big way, there is a clear focus on bottomline. Money is being made on every transaction and…
Qantas will add more flights between Hong Kong and Sydney, Australia as a result of increasing demand from travellers. From 26 October 2015*, Qantas will operate an additional four Hong Kong-Sydney services each week, on top of the current daily services…
Asian beverage producer ThaiBev has now completed a multi-site implementation of Manhattan Associates’ warehouse management technology, as it looks to improve service levels and fulfil orders more profitably. Using the vendor’s Warehouse Management Solution…
AirAsia group is on track with its turnaround plans and fund raising exercise for both Indonesia and Philippines units, according to Public Invest Research. It said on Friday yield is expected to improve towards the end of the year and the low-cost carrier is…
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