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Bringing Freight Online with WebCargoNet and Freightos

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Bringing Freight Online With WebCargoNet And Freightos. But this story is more about a vision for a better future of freight, than just another acquisition. WebCargoNet’s focus has been more on the carrier-forwarder relationship and has also placed more focus on air freight. An Industry On The Verge Of Change.

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5 Reasons Why Carriers Are Customer-Obsessed

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Open up LinkedIn and check out the profile of senior salesperson at a freight forwarder or carrier and you’ll probably see several top-tier providers as previous employers. The best of them accumulated books of business contacts, which moved companies with them. This holds for freight. Freight digitalization reduces cost.

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Doing Our Part To Help Logistics Companies Adapt to COVID-19

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In 2019, digital freight isn’t a vision; it’s a reality. Land travel restrictions in Asia extended Chinese New Year, dropping ocean freight demand, which, just weeks later, spiked when the shutdown ended. Email responses are obsolete in just minutes and only digital solutions can keep essential freight moving.

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The State of Digital Freight: The 4×4 Blueprint for Freight 2020

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The journey to digitize freight, while initially off to a slow start, has gained momentum in the last two or three years. They’re licensed to be an ocean freight forwarder, and they’ve bought some aircraft and an airport; and of course they are a huge warehousing player. Online freight booking. Technology.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

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Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight. More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.

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December 19, 2023 Update

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More Resources Home December 19, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices were level at $5.86/kg

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Air Cargo’s Digital Lag And The Airlines Fixing It

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Only three top airlines have real-time (API) pricing and booking connectivity for customers. But Chris Bohn, Product Owner Quote & Book at Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, sees a change. The freight forwarder market is even more fragmented than ours and has a similar pack mentality.”. Where is it most clear?