Besides Thailand, Ninja Van’s services are also available in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines
Singapore-based last-mile logistics provider Ninja Van has officially rolled out its services in Thailand. This development comes months after it soft launched in the country in 2016.
Within that timespan, the company has established partnerships with several Thai e-commerce companies such as Page 365 and Chillindo, as well as Southeast Asian payment platform AirPay. Ninja Van Thailand claimed to have over 500 drivers and riders, currently.
“We are very pleased to offer eCommerce retailers in Thailand access to Ninja Van’s fully integrated and customisable system, ensuring packages reach their customers quickly, safely and efficiently,” said Lai Chang Wen, CEO and Co-Founder of Ninja Van, in an official press release.
“We have scoped out the market in Thailand and tailored a range of solutions, not just for large eCommerce businesses, but also small and medium sellers and individuals who wish to send parcels within the country.”
Consumers in Thailand can use Ninja Van’s app Ninja Easy (also available in Indonesia) to request for a “Ninja” delivery person to collect their parcels within 90 minutes in Bangkok. These Ninjas will then deliver the parcels countrywide within 1 to 3 working days.
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Alternatively, consumers can arrange for a delivery on the company’s website at easy.ninjavan.co, via LINE ID @ninjavan.th or by calling 06-0002-4003. Ninja Van plans to roll out next day and same day delivery services in provinces outside of Bangkok soon.
Scaling its operations in Thailand won’t be easy for Ninja Van. The country is notorious for frequent traffic congestions. According to a Global Traffic Scorecard survey, Thai drivers in Bangkok spent an average of 64.1 hours stuck in traffic on last year, one of the highest for any city.
To add to that, Ninja Van also has to grabble with several homegrown competitors. One of them is Box24, a laundry locker startup that figured out its lockers could also be used for general last-mile deliveries. Another strong contender is end-to-end e-commerce enabler aCommerce. That startup has over US$28 million in venture funding.
Founded in 2014, Ninja Van is also available in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
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