By Michael Zimmerman, Korhan Acar and Ansley Marks ·
September 1, 2023
When it comes to freight pricing, there’s no excuse for shippers or carriers to fly blind. The capability exists to understand the factors that drive pricing and monitor them in real time.
By SCMR Staff ·
November 9, 2022
With apologies to Bob Dylan, the next two to five years will see a shift to asset-driven companies.
By Jeff Berman ·
November 4, 2022
Echo officials said that Fastmore’s domestic operations are similar to those of Echo’s, with the real benefit of bringing Fastmore into the fold is that it offers up what it called a unique point of entry into an expansive network of expedited brokerage for the international freight forwarding market through various types of equipment, including: cargo vans, straight trucks, and full truckload.
By Jeff Berman ·
October 27, 2022
The keynote session, which featured Prologis Co-founder and CEO Hamid Moghadam and Dave Clark, Co-CEO of San Francisco-based freight forwarding and customs brokerage services provider Flexport, began with the executives taking a look at what they viewed as the key trends and themes within the supply chain.
By Karen Thuermer, Contributing Editor ·
October 1, 2022
The push by global forwarders toward purely digital, end-to-end transparency is proving to be crucial amid frequent disruptions that are likely to continue through 2023.
By SCMR Staff ·
July 18, 2022
The market favored 3PLs with strong carrier management, e-commerce and air freight forwarding capabilities.
By Karen Thuermer, Contributing Editor ·
May 5, 2022
Congestion and capacity shortages have been big subjects among forwarders and have resulted in high air, ground and ocean rates. The shortage of capacity has pushed freight rates to historic highs during the last 18 months. Forwarders are banking on technology to build in more agility.
By Jeff Berman ·
February 9, 2022
The raise follows years of uninterrupted growth for the company, particularly in the last twelve months, with Flexport’s revenue more than doubling in 2021 as it moved nearly $19 billion in gross merchandise for its clients across 112 countries.
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By SCMR Staff ·
November 18, 2021
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By Karen E. Thuermer ·
August 30, 2021
Despite the high hurdles facing the freight forwarding industry, positive indicators point to continued growth especially for forwarders with the resources, capability, and the culture to adapt.
By Karen E. Thuermer ·
May 10, 2021
Agility and the ability to adapt to difficult circumstances remains the No. 1 attribute for freight forwarders—but the pandemic put them to the test. Today, the leading forwarders are investing in technology that not only increases efficiency, but also enhances operations and creates new global solutions.
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By Convoy ·
April 12, 2021
Convoy’s digital freight network offers dynamic pricing that’s resilient to market volatility.
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By Transfix ·
April 12, 2021
Digital freight brokerages (DFBs) are redefining the model entirely by injecting machine learning, AI and data-driven predictive technology into the supply chain.
By Jeff Berman ·
February 23, 2021
Bremen, Germany-based global third-party logistics (3PL) services provider Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) said this week it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Shanghai, China-based freight forwarder Apex International Corporation, in what it said is the biggest acquisition in the company’s history.
By Jeff Berman ·
January 8, 2021
The development comes at a time when SEKO is moving forward on its next stage of expansion, focusing on additional acquisitions, technology platform investments, and continued growth in key global regions.