News / A logistical challenge as Myanmar looks to emerge from 50 years in the shadows

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For logistics companies doing business in Myanmar, day-to-day operations come with a unique set of challenges.

Patrick Dick, managing director of The Freight Co, a Yangon-based forwarder with offices in Thailand and Vietnam, has operated in Myanmar, on and off, since the 1980s.

“The local market is still working in the style of 40 years ago,” he told The Loadstar.

“To any shipping line, trucking company or port operator, the standard request is always to arrange a meeting. Everything is extremely time-consuming here ...