DB Schenker CEO: Forwarders under threat as technology changes the game LONG BEACH — The traditional freght forwarding model is being upended by fast developing supply chain technology, with forwarders, online startups and even carriers in a race to develop integrated end-to-end solutions that not everyone can win. Addressing TPM 2018 in a keynote address, […]
Read More →DB Schenker CEO: Forwarders under threat as technology changes the game
on March 6, 2018in Industry News
DB Schenker CEO: Forwarders under threat from game-changing tech
on March 6, 2018in Industry News
DB Schenker CEO: Forwarders under threat from game-changing tech LONG BEACH, California — The traditional freght forwarding model is being upended by fast developing supply chain technology, with forwarders, online startups and even carriers in a race to develop integrated end-to-end… DB Schenker CEO: Forwarders under threat from game-changing tech Journal of Commerce
Read More →New CMA CGM efforts to boost responsiveness to shippers
on March 5, 2018in Industry News
New CMA CGM efforts to boost responsiveness to shippers Mathieu Freidberg, central group director at CMA CGM, addresses the media at the 18th Annual TPM Conference. Photo credit: Caught in the Moment Photography. LONG BEACH, California — CMA CGM wants “to be more than a price tag” and to that end will roll out insurance, […]
Read More →TPM 2018 Tracker: News, insights, analysis
on March 5, 2018in Industry News
TPM 2018 Tracker: News, insights, analysis Jochen Thewes, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Management at DB Schenker, delivers the keynote address at the 18th Annual TPM Conference. (Photo credit: Caught in the Moment Photography.) The latest news and insights from the JOC’s TPM 2018 conference in Long Beach, California…. 10:05 a.m. PST: […]
Read More →INTTRA adds Evergreen to Top 10 carrier customer list
on March 5, 2018in Industry News
INTTRA adds Evergreen to Top 10 carrier customer list A container ship heads out to sea. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.) INTTRA, the booking and documentation portal, has added Evergreen Marine to its customer list – which now includes all ten of the biggest carriers – after a 12 percent growth in 2017 that the company says […]
Read More →How to avoid confusion in freight payment
on March 3, 2018in Industry News
How to avoid confusion in freight payment Q: I’ve read a few of your Q&As and wanted to see if you could help me obtain an answer to a scenario we’re currently in. We’re the shipper in this situation. The parties involved are: shipper (ourselves), Broker A, Trucker A, Trucker B, consignee. For this shipment, […]
Read More →Buying group's goal is to cut small, medium BCOs' shipping rates
on March 2, 2018in Industry News
Buying group's goal is to cut small, medium BCOs' shipping rates Containers stacked at the Port of Los Angeles. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.) A buying group launch launched Friday aimed at leveraging the collective purchasing power of small- and medium-sized beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) says it can cut on average $200 from the cost of shipping […]
Read More →Trans-Pac capacity injection to outpace growth forecast
on March 1, 2018in Industry News
Trans-Pac capacity injection to outpace growth forecast More carrier capacity will challenge carriers’ attempts to charge more during 2017 to 2018 service contract negotiations. The Port of Los Angeles. (Port of Los Angeles.) Trans-Pacific importers should expect an injection of 8 to 9 percent of eastbound capacity, outpacing demand forecasts of about 5 to 6 […]
Read More →Kuehne + Nagel volumes rise in 2017, but margins narrow
on February 28, 2018in Industry News
Kuehne + Nagel volumes rise in 2017, but margins narrow Containers at the Port of Hamburg. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.) Global freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) suffered a fall in earnings from ocean freight last year, but the impact on its overall results was offset by higher profits from air freight, overland transport, and contract […]
Read More →Europe's rail freight can better connect ports to the hinterlands
on February 26, 2018in Industry News
Europe's rail freight can better connect ports to the hinterlands A major focus has been placed on the Belt and Road initiative in 2017, with a significant emphasis put on China-Europe train shipments. Rail freight was almost described as the new “El Dorado” in the European logistics landscape, with many logistics service providers and shippers being […]
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