Monthly Archives for November 2020

Yang Ming to offer online container quoting via BlueX Yang Ming has become the latest container line to offer… Yang Ming to offer online container quoting via BlueX Journal of Commerce

Freight marketplace integrates rate benchmarking, payment services The online ocean and air freight marketplace Shipz has partnered with three adjacent technology providers to allow its forwarder and shipper users to get direct access to rate benchmarking,… Freight marketplace integrates rate benchmarking, payment services Journal of Commerce

Platform helping customs target risky cargo attracts million funding A technology startup that is aiming to build a more effective version of trusted trader programs like the United States’ Customs-Trade Partnership… Platform helping customs target risky cargo attracts million funding Journal of Commerce

Platform helping customs target risky cargo attracts million A technology startup that is aiming to build a more effective version of trusted trader programs like the United States’ Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) by allowing customs authorities to better target risky shipments and shippers has snagged a… Platform helping customs target risky cargo attracts million […]

Forto’s forwarding growth leads to major new funding round Berlin-based forwarder Forto has leveraged a tripling of its ocean freight volume in 2020 to land a second funding round this year with a $50 million investment from venture capital groups, including Maersk’s venture arm.The investment means Forto, among the first to push the concept of […]

Amazon makes quiet move into customs clearance, compliance With virtually no fanfare, Amazon is making aggressive moves to enter yet one more segment of the logistics industry — customs clearance and compliance.The retail behemoth, which acquired cloud-based customs clearance startup INLT in 2019, is now actively recruiting customs compliance staff for what it calls its […]

Shippers face delays despite UPS, FedEx capacity expansion Despite UPS and FedEx recently expanding their networks to provide additional capacity and improve delivery times ahead of the holiday season, small and medium-size shippers say they’re still struggling with delays.“In general, every… Shippers face delays despite UPS, FedEx capacity expansion Journal of Commerce

Frozen COVID-19 vaccine heats up logistics complexity The latest COVID-19 vaccine research breakthrough this week has… Frozen COVID-19 vaccine heats up logistics complexity Journal of Commerce

JOC Uncharted: Pandemic sparked shipper decision-making  The head of DHL Supply Chain says the pandemic spurred its… JOC Uncharted: Pandemic sparked shipper decision-making Journal of Commerce

DHL grows pricing power in solid Q3 Deutsche Post DHL Group significantly boosted pricing power across its express, forwarding, and e-commerce divisions to post an almost 52 percent increase in third-quarter net profit.The earnings momentum is… DHL grows pricing power in solid Q3 Journal of Commerce