Piyush Goyal, the central railway minister responsible for Indian Railways (IR), was leading its efforts to establish public-private partnerships (PPPs) to modernize and expand India’s passenger rail services. IR was a government-owned transportation provider that operated one of the largest train networks in the world, but it was struggling to meet growing demand and customer expectations. Under Goyal’s leadership, IR had awarded the first PPP contract .....more

WeRide, an autonomous driving technology company established in 2017, designed a full-stack self-driving technology platform “WeRide One.” Capitalizing on the platform, the company built up multiple business lines, including robotaxis, autonomous buses, and autonomous freight vehicles, with partnerships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), mobility platforms, government entities, and R&D and operation centres worldwide. In 2024, WeRide .....more

In July 2022, China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation Limited (CRRC) shipped 220 open train wagons to Gabon, a resource-rich country in Central Africa and long-term ally of CRRC. Shandong Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co. Ltd. (CRRC Shandong) was a subsidiary of CRRC that specialized in the production of railroad vehicles. Beginning with the delivery of 94 railroad wagons in 2015, by 2024 CRRC Shandong had supplied new vehicles to Gabon every year, .....more

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In the latter half of 2024, Amazon Retail India Private Limited (Amazon India), the Indian division of Amazon.com Inc., intensified its efforts for rapid growth by planning its next big leap into the quick commerce segment of the online retail market. By December 10, 2024, the company had formally announced its foray into the segment. However, Amazon India was also facing an alarming situation in its warehouse and delivery workplace. To successfully .....more

<div style="font-size: 0.95em; line-height: 1.4;"><p align="justify">Founded in Noida, India, in 2016, Addverb Technologies Limited evolved into a global robotics leader, delivering innovative warehouse automation solutions across multiple continents. As the company expanded rapidly into markets including the United States, Australia, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, and the Netherlands, it maintained a leadership .....more

Valuedrive Technologies Private Limited (operating under the company name Spinny) was founded in 2015 and became a disruptor in India’s previously owned (or used) car market. The company was successful by addressing several pain points in the Indian market related to trust, convenience, and transparency. The company implemented the full-stack business model and gained control across the entire supply chain, soon becoming a leader in a highly competitive .....more

Scan Global Logistics (SGL) was a leading Danish logistics service provider with worldwide operations. SGL primarily offered air and ocean freight services in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) market, of which a large share came from ocean freight. The company was seeing a drop in revenues in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the geopolitical situation and uncertainties in the business environment globally. The head of .....more

On May 22, 2023, the first railway freight train assembly plant in West Africa went into operation. The Kajola wagon assembly plant was built in Nigeria to meet needs specified by Nigeria’s Ministry of Transportation. China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) provided the technical support and supplied the freight trains.<br><br>The project was not easy to achieve as a localized project, but it was an important milestone in the development .....more

AirAsia X Berhad (AAX), a long-haul, low-cost airline based in Malaysia, faced a difficult financial situation in October 2021. As the global COVID-19 pandemic had forced the Malaysian government to impose travel restrictions and close its borders in 2020, the majority of AAX’s fleet had been grounded. By 2021, AAX’s total liabilities outweighed its total assets by RM33.581 billion. Unable to service the lease payments to lessors, AAX designated Lim .....more