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DB Schenker – Singapore: A Vital Node in Singapore’s Logistics Ecosystem

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Singapore’s Status a Global Hub. From its peak, 97% flight capacity was reduced from Singapore Airlines. With such dramatic reductions in flights, Singapore’s status of a logistics hub was put severely at risk. However Singapore has managed to preserve it position as a global trade hub. Keeping Supply Chains Moving.

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Hiring a Singapore Agent to Navigate Local Customs Clearance Can Boost Productivity, Efficiency

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As a key Southeast Asian hub, Singapore is a small but important market for many overseas sellers. Foreign trading companies may find it daunting or time-consuming to juggle multiple custom duties, especially if Singapore is an unfamiliar market to them. 2) Managing multiple payments and papers to clear Customs.

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Doing Business in Singapore

QAD

The Malaysian island of Singapore was originally known as Temasek (“Sea Town”) after the first settlers found it in AD 1298-1299. In 1819, the British East India Company established a trading settlement on the island, which set modern Singapore into motion. Singapore’s landmass is only 719 sq. Manufacturing in Singapore.

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Singapore small business support through Covid-19

TradeGecko

For SMEs in Singapore, help’s at hand. Declining growth, rising uncertainty. Just two of the ways that COVID-19 is impacting supply chains and consumer demand the world over.

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5 Chinese New Year Customs Shared by a Blue Yonder Associate in Singapore

BlueYonder

In Singapore, having steamboat/ hotpot ( 火锅 huǒguō ) during reunion dinner is a popular tradition. In Singapore, while we toss the Yu Sheng, it is also customary to shout auspicious wishes for the new year and it is believed that the higher you toss, the more prosperous you will be in the new year!

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The top 3PL companies in Singapore in 2020

TradeGecko

Third-party logistics providers ( 3PL ) are widely used by businesses in Singapore and globally. 3PL refers to any third-party business used to outsource any part of a company’s distribution or fulfilment services. This includes supply chain management, distribution, warehousing, transportation, and more.

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Regional & global perspectives: Highlights from Quintiq World Tour Singapore 2015

DELMIA Quintiq

Well, according to attendees of Quintiq World Tour Singapore, the answer was a resounding yes! in Singapore marked the halfway point for World Tour events in 2015 – six down, six to go. View: Tweets from the Quintiq World Tour Singapore 2015. QuintiqWT Singapore pic.twitter.com/GtIqdcEW3l. — Tough truths. Don’t delay.

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