Forging Partnerships for Continual Growth

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Welcome to Logistics Connect, a collection of key SingPost updates and industry insights across the eCommerce supply chain ecosystem.

In this inaugural edition, we share tidings of freshly inked partnerships and insights from our senior leaders on why the logistics industry needs to transform to meet the evolving demands of the burgeoning marketplace, and why players must collaboratively strive towards building a sustainable future.

Growing our footprint in China

At the recent Cross-Border E-Commerce Exhibition (CCBEC 2023) in Shenzhen, Quantium Solutions , our Asia subsidiary, entered into a strategic agreement with one-stop logistics intelligence service platform, By56.com to provide reliable and efficient cross-border eCommerce logistics services.

This collaboration will also allow By56 access to SingPost’s extensive network and logistics solutions across Australia, Southeast Asia, Europe, the United States, the Middle East and other regions.

In pursuit of supporting the growth in the Greater Bay area and across the China market, we will be opening our office in Shenzhen later this year.

Click to read some of the Chinese news highlights: Xinhua Finance I Shenzhen News I China Daily

Maximising Operational Efficiency through Digital Logistics

This month, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with?KT, an AI, BigData, and Cloud-based digital platform company in Korea.? The cooperation will see a pilot project initiated to optimise SingPost’s intricate first-mile network operations. ?Leveraging on KT's advanced AI Logistics platform, we aspire to simplify our operations and boost efficiency, ultimately providing exceptional value to our customers.?

Improving Delivery Time for Wish’s Australia customers

Wish, one of the world’s largest mobile eCommerce platforms signed a partnership agreement with SingPost. With SingPost as a strategic logistics partner, the shipping experience of Wish’s customers in Australia is set to improve greatly. Our Australian subsidiary, CouriersPlease, will be handling import clearance and provide last mile delivery services for Wish, which will cut a week off the previous delivery time.?

Joining hands to build an e-Commerce Transshipment Hub in Singapore

In July, we signed an MOU with Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) to explore setting up an ecommerce transshipment hub in Singapore. The jointly operated hub will reduce delivery times, operating costs, and manpower. This collaboration will benefit ecommerce players and also reinforce Singapore's position as a prominent regional hub for ecommerce logistics.

Insights from our Leaders

The Transformative Impact of 4PL

In a blog article 'Transforming eCommerce Supply Chains for Growth', our Group CEO Vincent Phang wrote about the transformative impact of fourth party logistics (4PL) and how its solutions can benefit all players in the eCommerce ecosystem. ?He stressed that in an industry marked by change and unpredictability, both 4PL providers and retailers must stay agile, and be ready to innovate to flourish.?

The eCommerce Logistics Sector, Now and Beyond

CEO, International, 俞立 was featured in the media about SingPost's journey towards an integrated 4PL platform. In these interviews he shared about industry challenges and how SingPost tackles them, global AI-driven transformations, and the future of the e-Commerce logistics sector.? Read about his insights from the Asian Business Review, Payload Asia and Post & Parcel.

Navigating Sustainability Roadblocks

Chief Sustainability Officer Michelle Lee is no stranger to driving positive changes in Sustainability. She shares in her blog article ‘Navigating Sustainability Roadblocks: Advancing Carbon Reduction in Supply Chain’ about challenges faced today by logistics players, and how everyone in the eco-system can play their part to address these roadblocks. An abridged version of the blog has also been published in Logistics Asia.

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