A digital way to transform Asia’s ‘antiquated’ B2B wholesale retail market
Hong Kong start-up Peeba wants to transform Asia’s “antiquated” B2B wholesale retail market with digital logistics solutions. Peeba launched its online B2B marketplace during the Covid-lockdowns in...
View ArticleXpediator appoints Alberto Llames Romero to head its Delamode arm
UK freight management firm Xpediator has appointed Alberto Llames Romero (above) as UK logistics director, responsible for its Delamode International Logistics subsidiary. Mr Romero has more than 10...
View ArticleShipper radar: ASOS looks to tailor its supply chain
The twin challenges of weakening international demand and higher costs – largely due to supply chain inflation – pushed ASOS, the UK’s e-commerce fast-fashion darling, into a full-year pre-tax loss...
View ArticleAgainst the odds: Yoohoo! DHL rides to boohoo’s corporate rescue
On a wing and a prayer. That perfectly sums up the state of affairs at boohoo, a fast-fashion online retailer out of the UK whose corporate and stock story has been tainted in recent years. But the...
View ArticleChittagong becomes congestion-free following volume drops
Out of 10 designated jetties for handling container vessels at Chittagong port, two remained vacant on Tuesday, while between one and three jetties have been empty for almost every day this month as...
View ArticleLidl-owned Tailwind targets apparel shippers on its China-Europe services
German retailer Lidl’s in-house box shipping arm, Tailwind Shipping Lines, has announced a change to its Asia-Europe schedules in a bid to win more third-party customers. It is increasing the frequency...
View ArticleCost control keeping contract logistics operators on the right road
While freight forwarding continues to suffer from the rapid decline in ocean freight rates, contract logistics operations are increasingly proving to be counter-cyclical. French contract logistics...
View ArticleAmid clampdown, no hiding place for forced labour cotton
Fashion labels are facing supply chain disruption, fines and brand damage as legislators clamp down on garments and textiles that contain cotton from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region. While...
View ArticleMaersk launches combined container/ro-ro Tunisia-Italy service
In an attempt to break into the fast-growing Tunisian export market, Maersk has taken the novel step of introducing a combined container/ro-ro service that also revives transhipment operations at the...
View ArticleTax waiver extension a welcome boost for Indian garment exporters
Indian apparel and ready-made garment (RMG) exporters trying to weather the dual headwinds of depressed demand and Red Sea-linked transit disruptions, breathed a collective sigh of relief when New...
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