Cargo theft is one of the recurring problems the freight forwarding industry has to regularly contend with. Starting from electronic goods and other valuable shipments to food and beverages, the burglars target all sorts of commodities that fetch good value in the black market. Data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau, suggests that in the…
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Month: April 2022
Challenges facing the road freight industry in 2022
The last two years have been incredibly challenging for the transportation and logistics industry worldwide. For the first time, we have seen how the global supply chain was impacted at the same time because of the pandemic. Like all other sub-sectors of logistics, the road freight industry is presently experiencing unprecedented challenges. At the moment,…
A new shipping alliance of the most important players for the digital transformation of this sector
Some of the most important players in the transportation and logistics industry have united to accelerate the process of digital transformation in the ocean freight shipping industry. BIMCO, FIATA, DCSA (Digital Container Shipping Association), ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) and SWIFT have signed an MOU for standardizing the digitization of global commerce. Keep reading today’s…