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Maersk’s Damco move ups threat to digitally deficient forwarders The merger of Damco into Maersk, with the world’s largest ocean carrier folding Damco’s forwarding services into its own offerings, is poised to disrupt the… Maersk’s Damco move ups threat to digitally deficient forwarders Journal of Commerce

Maersk’s Damco move ups threat to digitally deficient forwarders The merger of Damco into Maersk, with the world’s largest ocean carrier folding Damco’s forwarding services into its own offerings, is poised to disrupt the shipping and logistics industries. By combining, Maersk plans to provide an “end-to-end logistics solution,” and if successful, is poised to gain enormous advantages […]

TradeLens expands system integration partnership with Youredi TradeLens has expanded an existing partnership with systems integration specialist Youredi to provide options to help parties submit and consume data… TradeLens expands system integration partnership with Youredi Journal of Commerce

Forager unveils margin transparency on cross-border moves Cross-border freight broker Forager on Wednesday said it will be transparent about its pricing and markup on all quotes it makes via its… Forager unveils margin transparency on cross-border moves Journal of Commerce

Kuehne + Nagel posts solid Q3 result, but urges Q4 caution Kuehne + Nagel increased its pricing power in the third quarter while still growing air and ocean volumes, capitalizing on an operating environment that has improved rapidly since the… Kuehne + Nagel posts solid Q3 result, but urges Q4 caution Journal of Commerce

JOC Rankings: E-commerce boosted 2019 parcel carrier revenues Consumers’ increasing preference for buying things online drove much of the revenue growth seen in the world’s largest freight transportation providers in 2019, and last year’s leaders… JOC Rankings: E-commerce boosted 2019 parcel carrier revenues Journal of Commerce

Youredi seeks to ease integration woes for logistics industry Youredi, the maritime and logistics system integrations specialist, on Tuesday launched a new program intended to help companies manage a range of… Youredi seeks to ease integration woes for logistics industry Journal of Commerce

Ag shippers beset by ‘earliest return date’ problems: study US agricultural exporters say shipping lines are poor at communicating changes to so-called earliest return dates (ERDs) for containers, creating costs to manage… Ag shippers beset by ‘earliest return date’ problems: study Journal of Commerce

Forwarders turn to visibility for customer leverage Visibility software continues to be an elusive space to categorize due to the complex range of offerings in the market and varied… Forwarders turn to visibility for customer leverage Journal of Commerce

JOC Uncharted: Dynamic allocation ahead of dynamic procurement Shippers need to enhance their ability to dynamically allocate container volumes to shipping lines, both contract and spot, a veteran software provider to… JOC Uncharted: Dynamic allocation ahead of dynamic procurement Journal of Commerce