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Shipping is worse than aviation
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 30/03/2021
» 'We're waiting on food goods like coconut milk and syrups, some spare parts for motors, we've got some fork lift trucks, some Amazon goods on there, all sorts," said Steve Parks of Seaport Freight Services in England, who is awaiting twenty of the 18,300 containers aboard the Ever Given. Which of those things cannot be sourced from somewhere closer than Asia?
Pattaya picked to host logistics forum
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 19/03/2021
» Pattaya is being touted by the government as likely to increase investment confidence in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with the city selected to host a Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) logistics forum that can showcase Thailand as a hub of modern logistics in Asean.
Cathay Pacific Airways posts record losses for 2020
Published on 10/03/2021
» HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific Airways on Wednesday revealed record losses of HK$21.6 billion (US$2.8 billion) in 2020, a year blighted by the Covid-19 pandemic – the worst crisis in commercial aviation history.
LEO earmarks B300m for M&A, growth
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 10/03/2021
» LEO Global Logistics, a MAI-listed logistics service provider, aims to spend more than 300 million baht on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as well as new business expansion to ride the wave of flourishing cross-border e-commerce.
What's next for Asian aviation?
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 08/03/2021
» The recent resurgence of Covid-19 infections across the region has snuffed out hopes that demand for travel will returning to pre-pandemic levels anytime soon. Last month, seat occupancy on Thai carriers fell to 13% of pre-virus levels, after an initial bump up to 46% in late December.
TV5 and JD.com partner for fruit sales
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 04/03/2021
» Royal Thai Army Radio and Television (TV5) is working with Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com to help promote Thai agricultural products on the platform as part of measures to increase income for farmers and the country's economy.
Thai Airways loss soars to B141bn
News, Published on 26/02/2021
» Financially struggling Thai Airways International (THAI) announced a staggering net loss of 141 billion baht last year as the Covid-19 crisis plunged the carrier deeper into the red.
Uber posts big loss as pandemic clobbers ridesharing, despite delivery offset
AFP, Published on 11/02/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO - Uber on Wednesday reported another hefty loss in the final three months of 2020, though the company's food delivery operations partly offset the hit taken from the decline in ridesharing during the pandemic.
Caught in the crosshairs
Business, Published on 08/02/2021
» Feb 1 marked a return to the dark days of military rule for Myanmar. Concerns abound about how the coup will not only destabilise any progress in building democratic principles, but also freeze lucrative foreign investments and economic liberalisation.
The future of transportation in Thailand and potential for mobility transformation
Published on 13/01/2021
» By Panun Prachuabmoh, Country Chairman, the Shell Company of Thailand Limited