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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

Lionel van der Walt and Joe Lynch discuss revolutionizing freight forwarding using tech, which is exactly what Raft.ai About Raft Raft is the intelligent logistics platform that’s rewriting the technology playbook for freight forwarders and customs brokers in the automation era.

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How Freight Forwarders Benefit Businesses and Personal Shippers

ShipLilly

Personal shippers and businesses should be taking advantage of the opportunities presented by the existence of freight forwarders. Hence, it is not surprising that early analysis indicates that 8 out of every 10 participants in the survey had never heard of the term “freight forwarding.” So, what is freight forwarding?

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Logistics with Freight Forwarders

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

A freight forwarder mainly acts to manage the transits of international products so that once they have been unloaded, they make the journey to their final destination. The video presents an example explaining how a freight forwarder works, the services they offer in order to help logistics clients to manage merchandise.

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Documents for Freight Shipping: A Definitive Guide

Freightera

Shipping documents can make an existentialist out of anyone pretty quickly, which is why we’ve compiled a list of documents that you might need, depending on your mode of shipping (air, ocean, or road). Common shipping documents: Bill of Lading. Shipping labels are not a standalone document, but an addition to the BOL.

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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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Pitfalls of digitalisation in shipping and freight

Shipping and Freight Resource

The decade that passed, saw the rise of several hundred startups in the shipping and freight industry heralding the arrival of the Digital Freight Forwarder and Digital Alliances by shipping lines designed to offer customers digital freight solutions. You can imagine the state of the fish when it gets to destination.

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Connect Group Joins Forces for Greater Synergy and Strength

Logistics Manager

Connect Group is integrating their strengths, proficiencies, and transport and logistics service experiences from all their affiliates to maximize its service quality. The groups goal is to promote Thailand’s import-export growth and to help open the door to a wider variety of global destinations with their comprehensive care and support.

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