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The iPhone 6 Supply Chain: Winners and Losers
The iPhone 6 Supply Chain: Winners and Losers It was the year Apple bought up all available air freight. Before Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, their hardware was usually shipped by sea. But for Jobs, the...
6 Modes that are Automated
Freight Shipping Drones: Six Modes That are Automated Smart cars communicated on highways Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot is credited with building the first automobile in 1769. In the almost 250 years of self-propelled cars, trucks, trains, and planes,...
The Solution To The Closed West Coast Ports
School is about to start for a girl in living in Denver, Colorado. All of the local stores are out of school supplies. She ends up ordering her supplies online from China. This girl needs her school supplies, but...
Freight Facts
That shirt you’re wearing was probably shipped around the world by a network of trains, airplanes, ships and trucks. From food to cars to toys, nearly everything is shipped from one place to another. Just...
Freightos Helps You Go Cargo 2000 Phase 2 Compliant
Did you know that Freightos can help you comply with Cargo 2000, Phase II? Before we get to that, let’s take a second to refresh your memory. What is Cargo 2000? In 1996, forward-thinking members of...
Reducing Freight Spend with Technology
Reducing Freight Spend with Technology Kestrel was looking to up their game with quote automation and sales management. The result with Freightos? $12,500 in monthly savings on labor costs Increased win rate, coupled with a 1200%...
The Great Freight Experiment, Part II
In our Great Freight Experiment, we tried to get freight quotes from the websites of the world’s 15 largest freight forwarders. And….we were disappointed with the results. Online B2B networking is growing rapidly in every industry…but...
Ten Freight Statistics That Will Make Your Day
In 2008-2009, shipping took a big hit. And while many trade journals are still focusing on that, we (quite easily!) dug up ten different statistics that together paint a rosy picture. The bottom line? Slowly...
15 Epic Cargo and Freight Fails
Unfortunately, accidents are a normal part of freight shipping. While the 5 P’s (Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance) helps avoid major issues, there always has been (and always will be) problems. Here are 15 pictures of...
Freight Industry Innovation Gets Boost with Venture Capital Investment in Freightos
Freightos is excited to announce that $4.6 million dollars of additional funding from Aleph, MoreVC and OurCrowd, investors who believe in our vision of an automated online freight network for instant quotes. The following is a...