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Freight Forwarding Basics with Miles Varghese

The Logistics of Logistics

Freight Forwarding Basics with Miles Varghese. Miles Varghese and Joe Lynch review and discuss freight forwarding basics. A freight forwarder is an agent in the supply chain whose objective is to organize a shipment, acting as the intermediary between the exporter or importer and transportation companies.

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Freight Forwarders Focus on Environment

Logistics Business Magazine

The date of the meeting also marked ‘Use Less Stuff Day’, which seemed like an appropriate time for the first meeting of a policy group established to help BIFA assist all of its members, whatever their size, meet the ever-increasing challenges associated with environmental and sustainability issues within freight and logistics.

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Adopting EV Fleets Presents Challenges

Logistics Business Magazine

In fact, many businesses are presented with multiple barriers when they begin to adopt EV that can sometimes halt the process. Why now is the time to transition your fleet to EV Despite the challenges that transitioning to EV presents, the reality is that businesses who don’t start to make the transition will get left behind.

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3 Reasons Why the Post-COVID Era Will Help Freight Forwarders Increase Market Share

MTS Logistics

This was a real stress test for all importers/exporters’ supply chains, and its main providers – ocean carriers, freight forwarders, truckers, and warehouses. During this period, the importance of working with a freight forwarder has again re-proven itself. In the U.S., the Inventory to Sales Ratio went up to 1.68

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FreightFest 2023 with Rahmel Wattley

The Logistics of Logistics

FreightFest 2023 is presented by Truck N’ Hustle. About FreightFest 2023 FreightFest 23 , presented by Truck N’ Hustle, is an eagerly anticipated event in the Trucking, Transportation & Logistics industry. Rahmel Wattley and Joe Lynch discuss the FreightFest 2023.

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Thermo King presents broad refrigeration portfolio at Intermodal

Logistics Business Magazine

In his keynote presentation Claudio Zanframundo will show how Thermo King has created a bridge between the Truck and Trailer business and Marine, Rail and Air applications. The post Thermo King presents broad refrigeration portfolio at Intermodal appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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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.