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The world’s largest container shipping line Maersk and U.S. express delivery company FedEx are seeking to enter Vietnam’s e-commerce logistics market. Ditlev Blicher, regional managing director for Asia-Pacific, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk), was in the…
Maersk completed its US$3.6b acquisition of LF Logistics in late August, taking control of the Hong Kong-based contract logistics company, which will now be rebranded to Maersk. Maersk will add 223 warehouses to the existing portfolio, bringing the total…
Temasek Holdings has invested US$300 million (S$406.1 million) for a a 21.7 per cent stake in Hong Kong-based global supply chain giant Li & Fung’s logistics business. The injection from Singapore’s state investment company wil value the business, LF…
Li & Fung Limited (“Li & Fung,” “the Group,” or “the Company;” SEHK: 494), the world’s leading supply chain solutions partner for consumer brands and retailers, today announced it has entered into a Subscription Agreement with Temasek, the…
LF Logistics has opened a 1-million-square-foot logistics facility in Singapore, the largest automated and customs bonded distribution warehouse in the city state that will target surging e-commerce growth in Asia. The nine-story center is located in West…
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