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Conqueror partners with CIFFA to offer freight forwarding courses

Logistics Business Magazine

Conqueror Freight Network , the largest exclusive network worldwide, in a bid to offer members the most necessary and innovative benefits, has opened an Online Academy to provide freight forwarding courses.

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Freight Forwarding in the Logistics world

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

This is where Freight Forwarders come into the play. They must organize transportation, identify the most efficient route to save time and money, obtain insurance, select the appropriate packaging for the shipment in question, organize freight storage and/or distribution, and so on.

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What Can Freight Forwarding Learn from Airbnb? – A guest post from Container xChange

Freightos

Of course, you wouldn’t because it would be hard to trust the results or advice from strangers. As freight forwarders, we’re not the only industry that has had to digitize. What can freight learn from Airbnb? How to get started as a freight forwarder.

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International trade course launched by Globalia

Logistics Business Magazine

Globalia Logistics Network has inaugurated its online academy with the International Transportation and Trade Course and it has been an outstanding success. We really hope that we will keep this high level in future courses.”.

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Freight Forwarding And Digital Customer Service Five Years From Now

Freightos

Freight Forwarding And Digital Customer Service Five Years From Now. Today, talking with an account manager about freight seems obvious. Of course, phones shifted from being cutting edge, as did Dial-a-Truck, which became the trucking technology powerhouse known as DAT. This tech boom isn’t just about Uber Freight’s launch last week either. And it does it by going straight to the forwarders. What do forwarders think will happen to freight service by 2022?

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Why Your Freight Forwarder Should Be C-TPAT Certified

Dedola Global Logistics

Why Your Freight Forwarder Should Be C-TPAT Certified. C-TPAT is a voluntary program that any business or freight forwarding company in the trade industry can join to help “strengthen international supply chains and improve United States border security,” according to CBP. The good news is that by working with a C-TPAT certified freight forwarding company , you can both help with combating terrorism, as well as enjoy the benefits that come with certification.

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How to Avoid Fake Shipping Line Websites and Freight Forwarding Scams

MTS Logistics

Periodically, we come across shipping scams by fraudulent people or firms impersonating freight forwarders and shipping lines. Of course, these fraudsters and scams come in various forms, mainly by those using a similar or duplicate name or those creating a fake website to attract shippers and importers. The post How to Avoid Fake Shipping Line Websites and Freight Forwarding Scams appeared first on More Than Shipping.

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Freight Forwarding: Keeping shippers top of mind

247 Customs Broker

Say “freight forwarder” and the first thing that might come to mind would be “forward-thinking,” a market run by visionary leaders who can use predictive analytics to forecast and deliver on new shipper demands. But just how many of today’s intermediaries are ready to embrace the latest technologies and reinvent global forwarding at lightning speed? Furthermore, 72% of those forwarders surveyed failed to quote, thereby missing out on digital business.

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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. Forwarders now need to ramp up the value-add visibility services in an effort to boost revenues and keep shippers smiling. Conversely, the United States saw moderate expansion in sea freight as air cargo growth faltered over the same period.

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How Dedola Eliminates The Top 4 Problems Importers Face

Dedola Global Logistics

The fees associated with ocean and air freight are complex, and invoices are designed to provide a clear and concise summary of charges. Customer service and account representatives are critical parts of a freight forwarding service.

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Logistics and Forwarder Services You Might Not Have Realized We Offer

Dedola Global Logistics

Not all freight forwarders offer this type of tracking. Not all freight forwarders have the means and know-how to do this for you. This is why many companies leave their current forwarder and switch to Dedola. Archives.

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Why Importers Should Want FOB. FOB/CIF: What Are The Differences

Dedola Global Logistics

FOB terms allow you to choose a competent, experienced freight forwarder who will work with you to achieve your goals by providing cost-effective solutions, increased visibility, and clear communication resulting in excellent customer service. Archives.

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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. Let’s explore each factor below: Forward-looking crisis management. Of course, this applies not only to the internal distribution of tasks.

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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. Forward-looking crisis management. Of course, this applies not only to the internal distribution of tasks. – How does proactive crisis management work?

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TLA Courses Industry Relevant as Verified by Participants

The Logistics Academy

This course must be attended by stakeholders involved in the import and export of IMDG cargoes. Interesting course which helps me gained knowledge and understanding of IMDG Code. It is a very interesting course to understand the Dangerous Goods (DG) and the DG classification as well as know why certain DG are not compatible with some DG. The course is useful and helpful to my work. Being new to shipping, the course is useful as I learned more about shipping line.

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Waning consumer demand easing Supply Chain bottlenecks

ShipLilly

Of course, it is important to remember that the logistics industry needs demand to function, so the hope is that the current fall is not so precipitous as to dry up customers. Of course, if consumer spending falls, supply chains will be in another type of trouble.

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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. As a result, shippers across the globe are looking for ways to keep up with the Amazon’s unrelenting approach, and these trends in trucking and freight reflect a few of the key ways shippers, third-party logistics providers and truckers will respond 2018. Freight Forwarding Will Undergo Digital Transformation. Freight and Trucking Rates Will Evolve.

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U.S. is heading toward a freight recession?

ShipLilly

Of course, this is down from the 6% of 2021 which once again reflects the overall pessimism of the business class. is heading toward a freight recession? Air Freight Freight Forwarding Freight Trucking General Imports News Shipping Guide

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Logility University offers courses to accelerate supply chain optimization and retail planning excellence

247 Customs Broker

This program extends Logility’s training series to provide in person training at one of Logility’s education centers in India, New Zealand, United Kingdom or United States as well as online through an on-demand course program. The Advanced Level course highlights the application of supply chain knowledge to solve business challenges. Importing and managing the logistics of your precious freight is no easy task. ATLANTA – Logility, Inc.,

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Forklift Fleet Keeps Productivity High for 3PL

Logistics Business Magazine

Although the company’s operators were used to hydrostatic controls, a short refresher course enabled them to switch seamlessly to the automotive-style pedals of the Mitsubishi GRENDiA models.

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U-Freight sees e-commerce logistics opportunities

Logistics Business Magazine

in 2020 and will hit EUR557 billion by 2025, Simon Wong, CEO of the U-Freight Group , says his company is ready to meet the ever-increasing challenges of providing logistics services to this rapidly expanding sector of global trade.

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Saudi Ports Record 13% Rise in Freight

Logistics Business Magazine

The Kingdom’s trade gateways also welcomed 933,000 passengers over the course of 2022, a 36% spike from 2021 when 688,000 pax landed on the country’s shores. The post Saudi Ports Record 13% Rise in Freight appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Freeport East Gets UK Government Approval

Logistics Business Magazine

Freeport East has received final Government approvals today (Tuesday 10th January), allowing it to move forward into the delivery phase. She failed to state that Freeports were, of course, permitted when the UK was a member of the EU.

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Dachser and Fraunhofer Continue Research Partnership

Logistics Business Magazine

Of course, technical aids such as video conferences and collaboration tools have been a great help. Freight forwarding / 3PL & 4PL Road Transport & Haulage 3pl freight forwarding haulage

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Electric Trucks used for Container Transport

Logistics Business Magazine

The new vehicles do of course also have limitations in terms of their range. Haulage & Freight Forwarding Lorries Vans & Trailers Ports & Maritime Transport & Distribution Container Transport DFDS electric lorries electric trucks Port of Gothenburg Scania Volvo

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Predicting delivery window with 10-minute accuracy

Logistics Business Magazine

We currently measure an average of 13 visits a day for each recipient, some of whom are so eagerly awaiting delivery that they click up to 35 times in the course of delivery,” reports Adrian Wilhelm, product manager at Bettermile.

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Marine Insurance and why your Shipments need it

Dedola Global Logistics

The Importance of Insuring Ocean Freight. Shipping freight overseas almost always goes smoothly, with cargo being safely delivered on-time in the vast majority of cases. Both pre-paid freight and freight payable on delivery can be insured.

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U-Freight Expands in South Korea with E-commerce Fulfillment Center

Airfreight Logistics

U-Freight Korea, part of the Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group , has opened a new logistics hub in Incheon to support its growing e-commerce business. The post U-Freight Expands in South Korea with E-commerce Fulfillment Center appeared first on Airfreight Logistics.

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Green light for remote Border Control Post

Logistics Business Magazine

The Spalding location is ideally placed for freight traffic coming out of Dover and Southampton docks and the move to set up a BCP away from the ports represents a solution to the delays and excessive queues which impede the onward movement of freight.

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How Nimble Are You?

Talking Logistics

Like others in my shoes, I assume, I did the only thing I could do: watch for updates on my freight forwarder’s website and hound my contacts at the forwarder for updates almost daily. Not wanting to relive that experience, I asked for alternatives from my freight forwarder. I asked my forwarder if it was possible to move our shipments through this port. Executive Perspective Transportation Management freight forwarders ocean shipping

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10 Common Questions About Importing Your Goods via Ocean Freight

Dedola Global Logistics

Archives If you’re new to importing goods via ocean freight, you probably have a lot of questions. As international freight forwarders , we get a lot of questions from importers who are interested in bringing in their goods by ocean freight. These steps occur at a specialized warehouse called a container freight station (CFS). If your supplier is handling their shipments, that means they’re working with their freight forwarder to handle the transit process.

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Marine Insurance and Why Your Shipments Need It

Dedola Global Logistics

The Importance of Insuring Ocean Freight. Shipping freight overseas almost always goes smoothly, with cargo being safely delivered on-time in the vast majority of cases. Both pre-paid freight and freight payable on delivery can be insured. Freight Forwarder Logistics

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Students and Sponsoring Companies have found TLA Diploma Programmes beneficial

The Logistics Academy

Read What TLA Diploma graduates Have Benefited from Their Study : I can now handle my job with greater confidence after successful completion of course. TLA Diploma has given me a good foundation in the areas of logistics and freight forwarding along with the strategic management skills that I could apply immediately in my work place. Chee Sing Fong just completed the Diploma in International Freight Management (IFM R35) in January 2016. Testimonial on TLA Courses

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Port of Antwerp-Bruges Stable in 2022

Logistics Business Magazine

First, of course, 2022 was the year of the merger and therefore a historic year. Haulage & Freight Forwarding Ports & Maritime Transport & Distribution Antwerp container traffic ferries Port of Antwerp-Bruges ports roll-on shipping

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Parcel Logistics Company Appoints new MD

Logistics Business Magazine

The parcel, haulage and freight logistics company, Caribou has appointed a new managing director as its expansion plans pick up pace. Freight forwarding / 3PL & 4PL Road Transport & Haulage express courier logistics parcels transport

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Bolloré Logistics Strengthens Luxembourg’s Health Systems

Airfreight Logistics

Thierry Derochette & Nicolas Melicas, Director and Head Pharmacist of ALLPHARMA said: “As a partner and pharmacist, we had to have an answer and a solution in order to solve the problem of import dependency for elements that are essential to the protection and safety of caregivers, vulnerable people and of course the population as a whole.” Freight Forwarding

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CDS is here – and this time, it’s for real

Logistics Business Magazine

HMRC recently sent letters to 220,000 GB VAT registered traders and although not all of them will be importers and or exporters, and many will use the services of a broker or forwarder, this communication is indicative of the lack of awareness – and lack of preparedness – for the impending move.