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Why Containerised Freight Shipping is Daunting for SMEs

Logistics Bureau

However, freight shipping is the one activity that presents significant barriers to overseas-market entry, as you may have discovered if your business is starting to look across international borders for its next step in expansion. Documentation fees. A Multitude of Cost Components. Export fees.

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Supply chain leaders share best practice at visibility conference

Logistics Business Magazine

The theme of this year’s conference, “Go Beyond,” presents a bold vision for supply chains of the future, centred around automation, innovation and collaboration. FourKites , a leading real-time supply chain visibility platform, has announced that its European customer conference, Visibility 2021, will be held virtually on 7th October.

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SupplyChainTechTrends: Is blockchain coming of age?

The Logistics Academy

Maersk , which has partnered with the Chinese e-commerce provider Alibaba , is now joining IBM in a widely-celebrated effort to introduce blockchain technology to link supply chain managers, freight forwarders, other ocean carriers, ports and customs authorities.

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Crisis-proof, customer-centric logistics in times of global pandemic

Forto

Many freight forwarders and logistics companies underestimated the consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak at the beginning of the year and are still struggling with their communication today, a large problem in view of the high demand for information from their customers. Now the Coronavirus crisis has arrived in Europe. .

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Role of Digital Logistics Intermediaries

Logistics Business Magazine

Digitalization of documents, as well as blockchain-based solutions for many responsibilities and functions, is one of the main boosters of that disruption. The main concept behind these digital services is the possibility of managing all the necessary documents and data with multiple parties in one single platform. Digital Logistics.

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Commentary: Don’t use drayage carriers on labor site | Full Stories – Caption as the Content | Full

247 Customs Broker

An “agent” in the language of the statute includes “but is not limited to freight forwarders, motor transportation brokers, ocean carriers or other motor carriers.” Shippers on the one hand will be ensuring that they are covered, while ocean freight forwarders will be attempting to minimize or reallocate risk

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Commentary: Don’t use drayage carriers on labor website

247 Customs Broker

An “agent” in the language of the statute includes “but is not limited to freight forwarders, motor transportation brokers, ocean carriers or other motor carriers.” Shippers on the one hand will be ensuring that they are covered, while ocean freight forwarders will be attempting to minimize or reallocate risk