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

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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

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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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Xeneta Roundtable: Ocean Freight Strategies for an Uncertain Market

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We welcome Shippers to join Emily Stausbll, Xeneta Senior Shipping Analyst, for a roundtable discussion to unpack: Global market insights and trends for Ocean Freight Impact of the new alliances on capacity, schedule reliability and freight Geopolitics and other on-going global events and their impact on supply chain including how new U.S.

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Packing for the Future

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In this particular video, the company offers a seemingly simple but sturdy method to ship a suit jacket wrinkle-free! The Singapore National Environment Agency calculated that in 2020, 1.14 million tons of paper and cardboard waste was generated (Singapore population of 5.45 MORE FROM THIS EDITION. Packing for the Future.

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

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International Airports and Ports almost came to a standstill as the worlds international airline fleets were grounded and maritime shipping disrupted and stalled. SHIPPING ,TRADE CONNECTIVITY AND SUPPLY CHAIN DIGITALISATION.

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Pushing the Boundaries of Sustainable Shipping

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Pushing the Boundaries of Sustainable Shipping How the Rotterdam-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor Project is Helping to Reduce Shipping Emissions in Practice by Refke Gunnewijk Sustainable long-haul transport is one of the biggest challenges on the way to a carbon-neutral society.

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Power Your Business Sustainably Through Solar Energy

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Singapore is among the 80-odd countries that have set net-zero targets that are to be reached mostly by 2050. Singapore has also embraced solar energy, having multiplied its solar capacity by more than seven times since 2015. Cache Logistics Trust, Singapore. YCH Logistics, Singapore.