The logistics industry gets little credit when it comes to the adoption of technology. It seems like there is a new technology startup appearing every day promising to “disrupt” the $3 trillion shipping industry – while at the same time criticizing shippers and...
The line between what one kind of logistics company does and any other is more blurred than ever. Take the term 3PL – this is used by freight forwarders, carriers, and even warehouses as a way to describe themselves. None are wrong be each largely do very different...
There are benefits to using technology that freight forwarders and carriers often overlook.The common selling points for technology are usually about eliminating manual tasks and cutting down on paperwork. Obviously anything a forwarder can do to eliminate...
RFQs are an interesting thing – how so depends on your perspective. As a freight forwarder issuing a bid, they are actually a chance for you to be the customer for once. Instead of dealing with shipper problems and customer service issues, you are in the position...
By now most of us have heard about ongoing efforts by Fortune 500 companies such as Amazon, Google, and Wal-Mart to use unmanned aerial vehicles, drones, to perform final mile deliveries of small packages to their customers. But it turns out that the business case...
The way you manage your supply chain connection has a direct bearing on your business performance in terms of the product cost, working capital requirements, service perception by customers, speed to market, and other factors that influence your competitiveness...
Shipping is one of the most important facilitators of trades around the world. Therefore, a rise or fall in the cost of shipping is an aspect of great importance to everyone who is a part of the shipping industry in one way or another. Oil Prices: A Clear Picture ...
When we see stunning photos of the busiest ports in the world, we mostly see an array of colorful boxes- containers, lined side by side. We have seen containers on special train cars, container vessels or long bed trucks. Almost ninety percent of what we buy...