Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

billion rate data points monthly to provide the most comprehensive view of the market, helping you identify savings opportunities and make data-driven decisions. million+ transactions annually This network effect means better visibility, more competitive rates, and unparalleled connectivity across the global logistics landscape.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2024

If your business ships freight , you never want to hear the words "cargo" and "theft" in the same sentence. Let's take a look at the most common freight theft methods and go through the specific steps you should take if your shipments are stolen. Cargo thieves may even use force or deception to access and steal the freight.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2025

Well, ocean freight makes that possible. That’s ocean freight in action. When you’re working with ocean freight, you’ve basically got two main ways to ship your goods. For perspective: a single large container ship can carry over 20,000 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units).

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a two part series about how to get your logistics and transportation practices in order in time for holiday shipping or peak season crunches. We lose valuable transit days with shipments when carriers aren’t moving freight. Truckload Holiday Shipping.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2018

For freight, managing black swan events, like risk mitigation , means finding problems that are on the verge of causing disruption and taking advantage of resources to minimize their impact. For shippers, this means finding a way to handle changes in inventory and replenishment, as well as managing outbound freight and reverse logistics.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 21, 2023

Lionel van der Walt and Joe Lynch discuss revolutionizing freight forwarding using tech, which is exactly what Raft.ai About Raft Raft is the intelligent logistics platform that’s rewriting the technology playbook for freight forwarders and customs brokers in the automation era.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 15, 2025

Companies now must make strategic decisions regarding pricing, shipping, supply chains and overall logistics. Below, we provide nine tips to optimize your shipping and tell you how a third-party logistics (3PL) provider can help you during these difficult times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2025

AI in Logistics: Optimizing Routing, Freight, and Carrier Coordination Among the most data-rich areas of the supply chain, logistics operations stand to gain significantly from AI in supply chain automation. AI systems help logistics teams manage fleet routing, freight planning, and vendor performance with greater precision.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Then we will cover in subsequent posts what are the benefits of using EDI in transportation along with a transportation management system, we will debunk a few myths, and then we will end the series by highlighting how a shipper at Cerasis used EDI to reduce freight expenditures and resources. What is Electronic Data Interchange?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 15, 2025

Freight shipping isn't just about moving goods — it's also about managing the right paperwork. Each mode of freight transportation comes with its own set of required documents, many of which are legally binding. Air freight documents The core air freight document is the air waybill, which functions similarly to a BOL.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

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. Lack of trust.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 17, 2018

These giants have deep pockets, capable of offering low-cost, if not free, parcel shipping. However, that does not mean all shippers must face the challenges to ship parcel at their expense. If shippers charge to ship parcel, customers will simply go to Amazon. Negotiate Shipping Rates Like a Pro.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Rethinking the Freight RFP Process. Once a year, shippers and carriers begin the arduous freight RFP process, when shippers send out request for pricing (or proposal) for contract rates to their list of trucking companies. It is why many companies are rethinking the freight RFP process.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. Freight Rates 2019-2021. As a result, companies plug along planning based on historic lead times and freight rates which as you can imagine is doomed for failure. meters, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of containers) and 15.2 Variability abounds.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 1, 2021

Reduce confusion over bookings, pickups, and deliveries by sharing critical documents within an overarching TMS platform. With the GlobalTranz TMS , you can ship, track, and manage your entire freight network, including your reverse logistics needs, with one platform, from any device.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 17, 2025

Consumers have embraced e-commerce for price comparisons, ease of purchase anytime and anywhere, and for those participating in subscription services such as Amazon Prime, free shipping, and other benefits. Indeed, over the past couple of years, online platforms have introduced ocean freight services that target SMBs.

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QAD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Parcel shipping is an expensive business. You need to get the most customer satisfaction at the lowest shipping costs. The best way to ensure you optimize service levels and reduce costs is with multi carrier shipping software. Here we look at the reasons why high volume and global shippers need multi carrier shipping software.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. The Freight Game of Thrones.

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QAD

OCTOBER 30, 2024

To thrive in this world, companies must make shipping cost-effective. Multi carrier shipping allows your company to become carrier-independent. The best multi-carrier solutions include more than just parcel shipping. Instead, you can choose between parcel, freight, courier or LTL shipping as needed.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Bill has experience working on the carrier, shipper, and broker side, as well as in 3PL and freight software, giving him 360-degrees of visibility of the marketplace. Transflo links the entire supply chain together in one digital ecosystem, creating visibility, security, and customization for every freight professional.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 5, 2025

Carriers are generally optimistic about load volume, but access to well-paying freight and increased operational costs remain at the forefront of their concerns. Visibility solutions, digital freight marketplaces, and real-time tracking are among the most sought-after innovations, while many businesses remain cautious of AI-driven automation.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

While the LTL freight industry market conditions change for a variety of reasons, here are three of the top factors that will be part of the day-to-day reality of LTL freight and some of the strategies that can help shippers navigate rising costs and complexity in the supply chain. Classify freight correctly. Manage claims.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2021

However, freight shipping is the one activity that presents significant barriers to overseas-market entry, as you may have discovered if your business is starting to look across international borders for its next step in expansion. Container Shipping Can be Tough for SMEs. Challenge #1: High Costs and Confusing Pricing.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2017

Fortunately, today’s logistics technology has the power to execute a winning inbound freight strategy and maintain compliance in the following ways. Using Logistics Technology to Execute a Winning Inbound Freight Strategy & Have Compliant Vendors. The Cerasis representative enters the information into the Cerasis Rater.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The FreightWaves FreightTech 100 awards honor companies that have demonstrated prowess in business over the past year and established innovation and disruption in the freight industry. Create, track and share shipment documents, boosting visibility along the way. What Are the FreightTech 100 Awards?

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Freight Plus

MAY 6, 2025

Understanding how shipments are classified for less-than-truckload (LTL) freight is critical to getting accurate quotes and avoiding billing issues. What Is Freight Class? Freight class is a standardized system used to categorize less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments. The higher the class, the more expensive it is to ship.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 23, 2025

Geopolitical tensions, rising fuel costs, driver shortages, blocked shipping lanes and frequent supply chain disruptions make it tough to achieve reliable on-time delivery amid this complexity. So what are the top reasons for shipping delays? Every shipment requires complete, accurate documentation that meets exacting specifications.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 16, 2025

This includes resolving issues autonomously, calling carriers, rerouting freight, and executing bookings. Last Mile Insights helps customer service teams surface network-wide issues in real-time and provide “Intelligent predictive exceptions based on over 19B shipping events.”

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2019

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. They’re coming.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Factory Gate Pricing (FGP) and Primary Freight (PF) strategies, as adopted by major grocery retailers, are causing a shudder up the spine of many retail suppliers. What are Factory Gate Pricing and Primary Freight strategies? Otherwise known in shipping terms as FIS (Free Into Store).

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

For ocean cargo , however, if a shipment gets bumped to the next ship, it can add up to 15 days to the transit time. FourKites , a global leader in real-time supply chain visibility, recently launched its Dynamic Ocean SM platform for visibility, rate, and documentation management. FourKites Ocean Visibility Platform.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. At the heart of it all, an effective procurement strategy remains paramount.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 20, 2025

to discuss the evolving landscape of cargo theft that continues to plague the freight industry. Strategic theft,” which involves deception and trickery to gain possession of freight, has skyrocketed by 1,475% between Q1 2022 and Q4 2024, according to CargoNet data. The scammer couldn’t answer.

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Freightos

AUGUST 10, 2024

AI Popup #3) AI Popup #3 August 10, 2024 Dive deeper into freight data that matters Learn More For anyone who has played around with ChatGPT or Midjourney, it’s now clear that AI has the potential to be an incredible tool for enhancing efficiency and productivity.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Our vision at TRAMES, is to reduce global trade barriers through digitalizing international freight and transportation. By convening players, who would normally work in isolation, to participate on a collaborative platform, information and documentation can now be relayed dynamically, in real time. c) Digital Freight Forwarders.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 17, 2014

So you can see the savings for each document transacted and when you multiply that savings by the number of manual documents that are automated, you understand how a positive ROI can be achieved. The language and documents of shipping are complicated and immense. and a remittance is $12.96.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2023

Prior to joining Echo, Waggoner founded SelecTrans, LLC, a freight management software provider based in Chicago, Illinois. Echo’s innovations also support freight carriers by providing more flexibility, transparency, and control. Waggoner served as Chairman of the Board from 2015 until 2021. Echo Global Logistics , Inc.

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