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Is your freight invoice accurate? A new study claims it might not be.

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Shipping freight across the world is a complex matter. But what is even more complicated is freight billing and handling freight payments: what a cargo owner is initially quoted is often different from what he later is asked to pay. A 2021 Cargo Owners and freight forwarders survey, confirms this.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Shipping Routes: Clydebank Declaration. Signatories to the so-called Clydebank Declaration agreed to collaborate to support the creation of green shipping corridors between two or more port pairs. In April 2022, Singapore and Palau joined the initiative taking the total to 24 country signatories.

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Current State of International Transportation Industry – LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The process is achieved through carefully crafted services and tools on TRAMES, to enable seamless connectivity and secure exchange of information across a streamlined and unified workflow. Beneficial Cargo Owners) to conduct International Freight in their very-own environment, powered by TRAMES’ technology. c) Collaborative Chat.

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Green Corridor: Pace and Resolve Needed to Help Reach Sustainability Goals

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As air cargo rates reduce, indicating a return of freight capacity, but could this also signal a massive carbon emission increase? The company also announced that all new ships built in the future will have dual-fuel technology so that carbon can be cut out quicker. The pandemic has also taught companies to do more with less.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

That means maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. At the time, Ron Widdows , former chairman of the World Shipping Council, reported that piracy was costing “the global shipping industry anywhere from $3.5 Nearly 90 per cent of global trade is carried by sea-going vessels.

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Shopify, Flexport and Freightos in Supply Chain Tech Related News

Supply Chain Matters

This app is reportedly the first milestone in Flexport’s strategic partnership with Shopify to empower SMB s with the technology and tools they need to grow their businesses globally. This transaction coincided with prior higher demand for online shipping services booming in the prior two -year period.

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Perspectives on the Global Trade Environment: A Panel Discussion

NC State SCRC

Paul is focused on improving the quality and integrity of commercial relationships, driving international practices and successful commercial relationships, and developing tools, techniques, and practices to enable economic growth and success.

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