Singapore-based logistics company Amilo has completed and integrated its fourth acquisition in four years, bringing cross-border specialist SG Link into its regional network. The acquired operation will now trade under the ShipX brand and extend Amilo’s presence in Southeast Asia. This move reflects the company’s ongoing strategy of folding targeted logistics businesses into a single operational and technology platform.
A Cross-Border Expansion Through ShipX
The ShipX brand connects Southeast Asian merchants with buyers in more than 220 destinations, adding a cross-border layer to Amilo’s existing operations. Those existing operations include warehousing, fulfillment, transport, customs and delivery services. SG Link has operated in Vietnam since 2020 and now gives smaller merchants access to international logistics without requiring large enterprise freight volumes.
Integration Around a Common Technology Stack
Amilo’s acquisition strategy targets businesses that already have valuable customers, licenses, shipping lanes or operational capabilities. After each deal, the company migrates the new business onto a common platform covering marketplaces, order management, warehouse management, transport, customs and delivery. Head of Finance Chris Revord said the company has now applied this acquisition, integration and turnaround playbook four times in four years.
A Unified Operating Model
The pooled volume model brings customs documentation, duties and shipment tracking into one service for merchants that may not be able to negotiate large-enterprise rates alone. A common destination architecture can make each integration faster because teams are not deciding from scratch how systems should connect after every deal. It also creates a single operational data layer that Amilo wants to use more heavily for automation and artificial intelligence.
Leadership Perspective and Market Conditions
Amilo founder and CEO Arun Mambully said the SG Link team’s knowledge of cross-border processes now supports the company’s goal of helping ASEAN small and medium-sized businesses sell globally. He also said the combined teams delivered positive growth in the first half of 2026 despite fuel-price and tariff pressure. Amilo did not disclose revenue or shipment volumes in the supplied announcement.
Artificial Intelligence and Operational Stability
Amilo said its next phase will involve heavier use of AI across merchant and internal workflows, including decisions and agents along the commerce and distribution value chain. The company takes the position that AI should sit on top of stable operations rather than automate processes that are still fragmented. That is a practical constraint in logistics because software output must align with physical inventory, customs documents, carrier handoffs and delivery events.
Platform Reach and Future Integration
Amilo also expects future acquisitions to be integrated more quickly as more migration work becomes automated. The platform already integrates with marketplaces and commerce platforms including Amazon, eBay and Shopify. The addition of ShipX gives Amilo a cross-border service intended to connect those merchants with destinations beyond Southeast Asia while keeping more of the fulfillment and logistics chain inside one system.
Amilo’s latest acquisition signals a clear effort to build a more connected and efficient regional logistics network. By migrating SG Link onto its common platform and launching ShipX, the company is trying to give smaller merchants a smoother route to international buyers. The long-term impact will depend on whether its integrated technology stack and AI ambitions can translate repeated acquisitions into sustained operating improvements.