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Employees wind copper rods at a workshop that recycles copper in China’s Anhui province. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

Copper floods US as traders anticipate Trump tariffs while ‘Taco’ concerns loom

Traders ship more than 200,000 tonnes of the industrial metal into American ports in July to front-load anticipated levies, as fears of policy reversal persist.

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LME

‘Positive problem’: surging demand strains Hong Kong’s metals storage capacity

E-commerce

How Amazon uses closer China supply ties to counter tariffs, Shein and Temu

Amazon

Amazon bets on Shenzhen smart warehouse to cut merchant storage costs by 45%

Amazon expands China push with smart warehouse model, aiming to retain sellers amid rising competition from Temu and Shein.

Amazon’s expansion comes as regulators in the US and Europe tighten rules on low-value imports. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China

Exclusive | Singapore-headquartered GLP eyes 50% rent surge as China demand fuels growth

Firm will ride Beijing’s push for domestic demand by expanding logistics, data centres and renewable energy capacity, GLP China CEO says.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s warehouses find support from demand to store metals and art

The city’s logistics sector receives a boost from LME’s inclusion and art storage demand, despite a cautious market and falling rents.

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China property

Greater Bay Area: Chinese cross-border e-commerce firms fuel warehouse demand

Temu, Shein, AliExpress and TikTok Shop boost the logistics-related property sector as they scramble to secure space to fuel their growth.

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A view of the Kwai Chung Container Terminal in Hong Kong on December 7, 2023. Photo: Jelly Tse
Science

China stakes global dominance in race to build smart ports

After opening last month, China’s first fully automated port container terminal is already setting records.

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Hong Kong economy

‘Many can’t survive’: Hong Kong logistics firms worry over relocation plans

Hundreds of operators forced out of sites in New Territories to make way for development, but government only offering financial compensation, not relocation.

Blockchain

Maersk’s exit from blockchain-based logistics leaves the field open for China

Hong Kong-based Global Shipping Business Network has the largest blockchain platform for collaboration in shipping and logistics after Maersk and IBM’s TradeLens closed.

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Four years after Maersk and IBM teamed up to create the blockchain-based TradeLens platform, the programme was shut down, leaving the door open for rivals. Photo: Xinhua
JD.com

JD.com takes heavy losses as Covid-19 lockdowns disrupt e-commerce

JD.com reported a US$444 million loss in the three months ended March, while sales increased 18 per cent, its slowest growth since going public in 2014.

A JD.com company sign seen at the Appliance and Electronics World Expo in Shanghai on March 23, 2021. Photo: Reuters
China property

The View | Shanghai’s lockdown a defining moment for China’s logistics sector

The botched handling of Shanghai’s lockdown has shone a spotlight on last-mile fulfilment facilities and same-day delivery, which require high-quality warehouses in urban centres.

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Amazon

Amazon’s AI warehouse managers targeted in California legislation

AB 701 prohibits the use of monitoring systems that thwart worker rights such as rest periods and safety, but Amazon says it needs automation to manage its sprawling operations.

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s year-to-August real estate deals soar to two-year record

The investment boom underpinned Hong Kong’s economic recovery, helped by a tapering in the Covid-19 outbreak.

Residential and commercial buildings on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon on February 17, 2020. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong property

Concrete Analysis | Industrial property deals boost recovery momentum in Hong Kong

Six reasons industrial blocks are luring investment funds and leading a rebound in Hong Kong’s commercial property market.

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An industrial building in Kwun Tong undergoes a facelift. Emerging industries are driving strong occupier demand growth for Hong Kong’s factory and warehouse buildings. Photo: Felix Wong
Mergers & Acquisitions

Warehouse owner ESR buys rival to create Asian logistics behemoth

Real-estate logistics group ESR Cayman is to buy Singapore-based ARA Asset Management using stock and cash to create an Asian powerhouse with a portfolio of assets worth US$129 billion.

The View

Asia’s red-hot logistics property market sets high entry bar for investors

The sector’s stellar performance compared with other commercial real estate assets is attracting a flood of capital seeking profit, pushing prices up and rental yield down. The real challenge is the scarcity of institutional-grade assets.

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Amazon

Amazon has turned a middle-class warehouse career into a McJob

As Amazon opens about one US warehouse every day, it is transforming the logistics industry from a career destination with the promise of middle-class wages into entry-level work just a notch above being a burger flipper or convenience store cashier.

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Workers prepare customer orders for dispatch as they work around goods stored inside an Amazon fulfilment centre in Peterborough, central England, on November 15, 2017. Photo: AFP
Transport and logistics

Warehouse investment soars as Covid-19 sparks online delivery boom

Institutional investors, insurance giants and sovereign wealth funds are rapidly increasing their investments in logistics properties in China and the wider region as an e-commerce boom spurs demand for storage facilities.

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Robotics

Robotics start-up Geek+ in push to expand China’s smart logistics

Four-year-old Chinese start-up Geek+ Technology has deployed more than 7,000 logistics robots for a new generation of almost zero-labour, automated warehouses.

US-China trade war

How the US-China trade war is redrawing the rules of global logistics

Import traffic at America’s busiest port, the Port of Long Beach in California, drop in May despite an increase in US tariffs on Chinese goods.

At the Port of Long Beach, America’s busiest port, inbound container trade was down 19.5 per cent in May. Photo: AFP
International Property

Warehouse operator launches Hong Kong’s largest IPO of the year

ESR Cayman, backed by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, is issuing 560.7 million shares to raise up to US$1.24 billion in Hong Kong IPO.

(From left) Stuart Gibson, co-founder and Co-CEO of ESR Cayman; chairman Jeffrey Perlman and group CFO Wee Peng Cho, at a press conference to announce the company’s IPO in Hong Kong, on Wednesday. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Transport and logistics

Logistics major GLP forms US$2 billion fund with Singapore’s GIC

Transport and logistics

Is a board spat brewing at China Logistics amid e-commerce boom?

Several China Logistics executives have said that ESR’s entreaty for a boardroom seat is ‘not an option’ because they compete for the same customers

Transport and logistics

World's biggest warehouse operator to use AI, data and robotics to cut wastage

Leading logistics solutions provider GLP says application of cutting edge technology can improve the efficiency of China’s booming logistics industry

A package sorting centre in China. The Chinese Academy of Sciences has projected that the proportion of logistics costs to China’s GDP will shrink to about 14 per cent this year. This figure is still larger than the 8 to 9 per cent recorded in developed markets. Photo: China Foto Press
Hong Kong shipping and logistics

Australian firm Goodman to build robotics-led Hong Kong warehouse

The site in Tuen Mun won by Goodman. It is expected to yield a total gross floor area of 852,000 sq ft. Photo: Winson Wong

China’s largest warehouse space operator GLP posts 34pc second quarter profit rise

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