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How Five Digital Experts at Top Logistics Providers Are Preparing For The Future
I’ve been writing about freight digitization for years. For much of that time, a debate raged about whether the freight industry was actually embracing digitization or if it was all just hype. Last week, I...
Five Reasons SMBs Suddenly Make Sense For Forwarders
One of the first rules forwarders drill into their sales teams is that it’s all about key accounts. The logic checks out. Smaller customers have a higher cost of service, lower volume, and, well, can...
Logistics Technology Q2 2017 Roundup
Logistics Technology Trends During the second half of June, Amazon and Alibaba both held conferences in the United States, appealing to small and midsize businesses selling on their platform. While Alibaba was advocating sales to...
Will Logistics Technology Take My Job?
Who hasn’t asked themselves whether technology is threatening their job? Of course, logistics is far from immune. A White House report from 2016 estimated that 80%-100% of long-haul trucking jobs may be threatened by artificial intelligence. It’s...
Logistics Services and Digital Customer Service Five Years From Now
Today we shop in our pajamas, comfortable behind our screens. For consumers, eCommerce has become our baseline service expectation – US retail grew by only 2% in the first half of 2016 but e-commerce growth hit...
Freight Forwarders Don’t Need Rate Management Systems
No one needs a hammer – they need a way to drive nails into walls. And no one needs Netflix – they want on-demand TV shows. Similarly, no forwarder needs a rate management system (RMS) per se – they...
Lessons from CMA CGM, Maersk and K+N on Transparency and Digitalization
A version of this article appeared in the Journal of Commerce on March 4th, 2017 “You cannot afford in this day and age not to go digital…digital will become the name of the game”. That...
The Logistics Trend Behind The Latest Trend
This post was contributed by Kenneth Kowal, the founder of ShipStarter. Kenneth is a 25+ year professional of the supply chain industry. He writes content for many of the world’s largest logistics companies, as well...
Freight Index Update: 9 April 2017 (W14)
Rates are looking up. Last Sunday’s Freightos Index kicked off with little to no signs of a GRI, with three core lanes showing no movement, and two (China – US West Coast and Europe – US) heading down. But by...
Freightos Raises $25 Million Round Solidifying Position As Digital Global Freight Leader
Round extension led by GE Ventures, after 600% order growth in six months following the Freightos Marketplace launch and adoption of Freightos software by 1,000 freight forwarders (March 29, 2017) – Freightos®, the logistics technology company...