b'NOVEMBER 2025BREAKBULK QUARTERLY 35(TACKLINGcontinued fromcustomer expectations. In the earlierblock that sometimes to get a vessel inAirCharterService,whichfocuses page 32) years, these customers would be theis almost next to impossible. exclusivelyoncharteroperations, Exyte has a strong presence inglobalcompanieswhowouldhaveMacroeconomic uncertainty com- recently opened its 40th office glob-the high technology design industry,aglobalfootprint,Sensaid.Butplicates long-term planning. We areally. Singapores infrastructure proves andourintentionistomatchbothnow we even see localized and small,living in a world where decisions getdecisive even for shipments destined strengths,Kaizusaid.Nixytecanmedium-sized companies wanting usreversed, changed, made at quite fran- elsewhere:Birdcitedcargobound gainourEPCprojectmanagementto come up with green solutions. tic speed. That does sometimes deterfor Indonesia routed through Changi capability,andJGCcangaintheirSometendersnowallocatesig- some investors or manufacturers fromspecificallyforSingaporessuperior strong presence in the high technol- nificant evaluation criteria to sustain- deciding the course, Sen noted. support services.ogy industry. ability, Sen said, with clients devotingYetChinascentralityremainsThe infrastructure here and the sup-Thejointventureisoperationalsubstantial time to environmental dis- undeniable. China remains the back- port is phenomenal, Bird said. Being withprimarymembersmobilized.cussions beyond traditional commer- bone of the business, Sen said. Evenin Singapore and having the local rela-WhileJGCdominatestheLNGcialconsiderations.DHLGrouphaswithinourownprojectindustry,betionships with some of these supporting marketcurrently its biggest port- committed to net zero by 2050. itanywhere,theorigincouldbeinagents is really crucial for us.folioit has been less involved inWiththecommitmentthatourEurope, the destination in the MiddleUS-Chinatradedisputeshave data center construction. The Nixytegroup has given in terms of reducingEast, but sourcing remains in APAC.createdmultipledemandsurgesfor partnershipprovidesentryintothisourfootprintsandgoingtocarbonSourcing remains in China. aircharterservices.Birddescribed expanding sector. net zero, we are looking into ways toTheChinaplusonestrategythesituationasbeneficialforchar-Looking ahead, JGC is also focus- attract the right kind of vendors andisreshapingregionallogistics,withter operators, noting chaos typically ing on hydrogen, ammonia and Smallsolutions, Sen said. Indonesia, Vietnam, and India makingdrives bookings.ModularReactors(SMRs)beingThis shift comes as Asia-Pacificsubstantial infrastructure investments.Atthebeginningoftheyear, developed with US partners. AmongexperiencesrobustprojectcargoWe see countries making such gigan- wesawalotoffreightforwarders JGCs challenges is workforce devel- growthdrivenbysemiconductorstic strides in trying to ramp up theirfront-loadingtheirshipmentstothe opment, with senior engineers retiring(valuedatmorethan$55billion),owninfrastructureandabilitytoUS, Bird said. That was a big peak faster than junior staff can gain exper- datacenters,renewablesandtradi- attractbusiness,Sensaid.Todayincharterdemand.WhentheUS tise.Foragraduatedengineertotionaloilandgas.APACisdefi- we see a plethora of different origingovernment extended the tariff dead-become a senior engineer in a leader- nitely thriving, and its a good timepoints in the Asian world with regardsline 90 days to August 1, it created a ship role takes 10 or 15 years, Kaizuto be in the APAC zone, in terms ofto project cargo, which may not havesecond wave as companies rushed to explained.Ofcourse,itsnotonlyprojects work, Sen said. been there a couple of years back. meet the new deadline.JGC, but every similar type of com- Regionaltensionsalsocreated pany is facing this issue. c HinAo PPorTuniTies Andc HAllenges s ingAPoree merges Asr egionAlH uB opportunities.AThailand-Cambodia While China remains a manufac- Singaporesemergenceastheborder closure generated daily char-s usTAinABiliTye ssenTiAl forc lienTs turingpowerhouse,logisticsprovid- preferredregionalheadquartersisters between Phnom Penh and Bang-Environmental considerations areers serving the country face mountingalso creating opportunities for logis- kokforsixweeks,transportingraw accelerating across Asia-Pacific, withchallenges. Sen identified vessel avail- ticsproviders.JasonBird,directormaterials and finished auto parts.sustainabilityrequirementsextend- abilityasperhapsthemostpressingof cargo at Air Charter Service Sin- AirCharterServicesoperations ing beyond multinationals to smaller,issue, with severe congestion at ports. gapore, described a broad migrationincreasingly extend beyond aircraft to localized clients. The biggest challenge I see todayfrom Hong Kong. comprehensivedoor-to-doorproject IndroneelSen,regionalviceis infrastructure in terms of having theAlotofcompanies,notjustlogistics. 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