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CargoExchange.Net Pte Ltd

By Michael Pich,  Mei Qi
Published 01 Jan 2002
Reference 4978
Topic Entrepreneurship
Industry Packaging and Containers
Region Asia
Length 25 page(s)
Language English
Inspection copy
6.00
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Summary

In the “post new economy” of early 2001, B2Cs, B2Bs, exchanges—all things e-commerce—had lost their lustre. Founded in December of 1999 by a Singaporean serial entrepreneur, CargoExchange.Net was a neutral, double blind Internet platform for the exchange of surplus global ocean-going container space. CargoExchange.Net illustrates the venture creation of a B2B marketplace in the Ocean-going Container Shipping industry in Asia, and describes how the business models emerged and evolved over time.

Teaching objectives

B2B marketplace Ocean-going Container shipping industry Entrepreneurship Asia Business Venture creation - how business models emerging and evolve over time?

Keywords
  • AR2002
  • SINGAPORE
  • RD1101
  • B2B
  • CONTAINER SHIPPING
  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP
  • E-COMMERCE
  • ON-LINE EXCHANGES
  • ASIA BUSINESS
  • LOGISTICS
About the authors
Pich

Michael Pich

Mei Qi

Adjunct Professor at INSEAD

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