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

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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. 2021 marked DB Schenker’s 51st year in Singapore.

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Doing Business in Singapore

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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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Industry Transformation: Advanced Manufacturing and Digitalisation of Supply Chain-Logistics

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The pandemic exposed major supply chain vulnerabilities affecting the Manufacturing, Industrial Logistics , Commercial sectors as well as Food Security challenges. Supply Chain Resilience became an instant Buzz word amongst Policy makers and Industry. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND DIGITALISATION OF BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRY.

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The Green Corridor: To Realise the Circular Economy Dream – Reach Out to Your Community

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This is the challenge that industries face all around the world. Ideally one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, but that takes coordination of people in different industries. In one example, Crust Group in Singapore provides a Southeast Asian example of a cross industry “circular economy” partnership. Sure there is.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport. Transportation accounts for 17 percent of global greenhouse gases (GHG) and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Unlike in Glasgow, there was no dedicated transport day, nor a transport pavilion in Sharm El-Sheikh.

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The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining

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The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining by Timothy Foote, Director Transportation & Network APAC at Asendia and Founder of Susymbio 2023 is soon enough to end, and the transformation to a clean logistics future moves forward. Air transport emissions reduction goals sadly will be hampered by insufficient supplies of SAF.

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Safer and Faster: Singapore’s Known Consignor Regime

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It would appear that shippers are in delay to apply for Singapore Known Consignor Regime (KCR). The deadline is 30th April 2021 to submit the application to the Singapore Airport Police Division. It will mean that any cargo transported on commercial aircraft will be subjected to security measures before loading onto an aircraft.

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