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The Freightos Series C: A marriage of logistics and financial services
Seven years ago, towards the end of 2011, I started to toss around the idea of an online freight marketplace, digitally connecting freight forwarders, carriers, and importers/exporters around the world. Why couldn’t international shipping be...
The First Steps of Necessary Federal Maritime Commission Changes
This article originally appeared on JOC.com. Long before there were trucks, trains, and planes, there were ships. Ships transformed travel and warfare, enabling humans to see beyond their villages and into the world. Most importantly,...
The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play
In his 2017 annual shareholder letter, Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. This is how he described their impact (emphasis added): “It may be because customers have such easy access to more information...
Welcoming Lufthansa to More Connected Freight
The year was 1976. Apple Computer had just been established, the Concorde made its first commercial flight, and Star Wars began filming. And, while not as fun, something big was happening at travel agencies. American...
Air Cargo Technology Is Falling Behind. It Doesn’t Have to.
This article first appeared in The Loadstar on June 8th, 2018 “Digital is an attitude…that has to do with serving our customers better. We need to be extremely agile or someone else is going...
A Logistics Technology Reality Check
I’m an enthusiastic promoter of digitization across carriers, forwarders, and shippers. And, in the last year or so, it has been gratifying to, at last, see many players rolling out digital platforms. But has the...
Freight Visibility and Control: Introducing the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX)
When someone asks about the weather, the temperature is an easy response. But answering other questions isn’t always that easy. Even common questions, like the state of the stock market, didn’t always have straight-forward responses....
Startups, Logistics, and Evolving Product/Market Fit
Earlier this week, on-demand startup Shyp closed its doors after raising some $60 million in funding. While last-mile on-demand tech wave is booming, the underlying unit economics didn’t pan out, according to CEO Kevin Gibon’s post-mortem....
Freightos Collaborates with Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters customers will now benefit from on-demand Freightos International Freight Index (FIFI) data on Eikon March 19, 2018, London – Global freight indexes provided by the online freight marketplace Freightos are now available on Thomson Reuters flagship...
A Brand New Freight Consumer
Recent Google research described a case study of a woman in the market for a new car, who explored 14 brands over the course of 3 months, through the prism of nearly 1,000 digital touchpoints. Once upon...