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Singapore to lead Asia digital push by CMA CGM

World's third biggest shipping line sees real demand for capacity to come from its US$1.2b order of biggest container ships run on LNG

Published Tue, Nov 28, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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IN a vote of confidence in Singapore, CMA CGM said the Republic will lead the world's third biggest shipping group's Asia digital strategy.

The French shipping giant, which completed shifting its regional headquarters from Hong Kong to Singapore early this year, recently appointed its new Asia chief digital officer based in Singapore.

In an interview with The Business Times on Monday, newly-appointed chairman Rodolphe Saade said: "We do believe that Singapore is ahead of the curve in terms of the digital business."

"We could have had someone from China or Hong Kong, but we decided that the place to be in Asia to develop our digital activity is Singapore."

"The world is changing and we are becoming more digital ... and this will play an important rol…

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