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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

But more blatantly than ever, container liners – and especially Maersk – are on a collision course with the tech companies that provide digital infrastructure for selling goods. It’s rare for ocean liners like Maersk to live in the same category as tech giants like Amazon or Alibaba. of the U.S. of the U.S. within 48 hours.”.

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Container Freight Costs and Forecasting: Intrinsically Linked & Frustratingly Challenging

Logistics Bureau

Of course, it’s all very well to focus on increased forecast accuracy, but the opportunities of this approach are finite. The outcome was a severe global container shortage. Many now apply fees for booking cancellations and no-shows, leaving shippers with little option but to focus on generating forecasts that are as precise as possible.

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55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social

The Logistics of Logistics

His company’s mission is to enable supply chain professionals and teams to solve industry challenges by providing on-demand courses, guides, tools, and mentoring from industry experts. . Mr. Tirschwell is revered for his role as VP for Maritime & Trade at S&P Global. Ahmed serves as the Founder and CEO of SCMDOJO.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The shift to full end-to-end integration, of course, leaves no one else in the middle. The first is size , of course, with Maersk running over 17% of global ocean capacity , but also selling land-services to just under 20% of those same customers. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift.