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Top 25 Freight Forwarders 2017: Digitization & E-Commerce continue to reshape the marketplace

The Logistics Academy

The global freight forwarding market has grown by 2.7% in real terms since this time last year, but owing to a continuation of excess capacity issues and lower average oil prices, rates continue to fall in both air and sea freight. Top 25 Global Freight Forwarders. DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding.

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A Crash Course on Navigating Trends in Trucking and Freight for 2018

GlobalTranz

Although this sounds great for most industries, it represents a major problem for the freight trucking industry. Freight Forwarding Will Undergo Digital Transformation. Freight forwarders will have great opportunities in 2018 to take advantage of the increased demand on shippers. trillion by 2020.

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Why Containerised Freight Shipping is Daunting for SMEs

Logistics Bureau

That’s a massive problem for SMEs, for example, that last year might have been paying $4,000 to $5,000 (USD) to ship a 40-foot container from Asia to North America, and now face rates of $20,000 and above. There are many rules, regulations, and requirements to comply with when shipping containerised freight.

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FreightHub stays on course – our crew successfully steers our customers digitally through the corona crisis

Forto

Freight forwarding companies face the big challenge of keeping the consequences as minimal as possible. The industry is unanimous: communication is the be-all and end-all. Flexible working models, paperless processes and digitalization are non-existent or a novelty in many places in the industry.

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FreightHub stays on course – our crew successfully steers our customers digitally through the corona crisis

Forto

Freight forwarding companies face the big challenge of keeping the consequences as minimal as possible. The industry is unanimous: communication is the be-all and end-all. Flexible working models, paperless processes and digitalisation are non-existent or a novelty in many places in the industry.

Course 52
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How Technology is Changing Ocean Shipping

Now, That's Logistics

Like many industries, the ocean freight sector is caught somewhere between using age-old systems that still technically work, and moving into the digital world. First, there are many parties involved in international trade,” including shippers, consignees, freight forwarders, and customs house brokers.

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When it Comes to Ocean Shipping, We Have to See Beyond Today’s Squalls and Plan for the Long Term

Logistics Viewpoints

When you can barely see beyond the bow of the ship, when extreme wind and waves threaten to throw you off course – or worse, sink you – it’s understandable that long-term thinking can get chucked overboard like so much extra ballast. 1 carrier stopping its dealings with even a portion of the world’s freight forwarders?