News / Lockdowns mean South-east Asia e-commerce volumes are 'growing like crazy'

South-east Asia’s e-commerce logistics players are experiencing “huge” demand amid the coronavirus pandemic, while lockdowns present new operational challenges for last-mile supply chains.

According to Khanh Nguyen, Vietnam chief operating officer of last-mile logistics startup Ninja Van, online sales growth has been strongest in Singapore and Malaysia.

“Both countries are heavily dependent on goods from China,” he said, during a webinar by Vietnam Supply Chain this week. “So, when the outbreak started in China, there was a supply shock and volumes slowed ...