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Supply chain radar: Panalpina’s master plan has a secret twist and mystery suitor

The master plan drafted by Panalpina (PAN) is so ambitious that it implies the possible involvement of a third player, market sources say, despite the fact that the Swiss 3PL has yet to finalise a deal of any kind with Kuwait-based Agility (AGY).
For the record, a PAN-AGY tie-up has been in the making well before DSV sneaked in with its initial Sfr170 a share proposal for PAN on 16 January.
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Tigers beefs up its digital logistics offering with ‘a world first’ – SmartHub:Connect

Hong Kong-based 3PL Tigers has beefed-up its digital logistics capabilities with what it claims is the world’s first combined freight, e-commerce and logistics portal, SmartHub:Connect.
The cloud-based platform gives online retailers end-to-end supply chain visibility from manufacturer to consumer.
“Our platform is unique because it delivers glass pipeline visibility of both your global transport and e-commerce fulfilment from factory to shop floor,” said Tigers’ chief executive, Andrew...

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Supply chain radar: Amazon vs container shipping lines – you’re kidding, right?

During the weekend I was rather entertained by AP Møller Mærsk subsidiary Twill’s latest affairs, and Amazon’s future dominance of the supply chain – a game that the Seattle-based behemoth would be crazy to play. And one that, given the signs and moves so far, it does not intend to play at all.
Those who suggest that the company led by star chief executive Jeff Bezos is likely to be a …

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Fishing boats to small stores, Amazon will stop at nothing to win in India

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a few specks of land in the Bay of Bengal that, until this week, were comparatively little-known. Then came news that a US missionary had been killed by an uncontacted indigenous tribe – a status that the Indian government has worked hard to maintain – as he tried to land at their protected island. Other Andaman locations are not off-limits to the modern world …

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