The peak summer season in 2022 will possibly be a chaotic one for the container shipping industry. The peak sea freight shipping season usually occurs in the 3rd quarter of every year. During this time, the retailers start stocking up their inventories to cope with the rising demand before the holiday season in the year-end….
The digitization of the freight forwarding industry has given rise to a new class of independent freight forwarders who are more agile and innovative and technology-oriented. Simply put, becoming a successful freight forwarder has become easier than ever before with the help of digitization. Digitization has irrevocably changed the freight forwarding industry and forwarders these…
Short sea shipping can be a convenient way for independent freight forwarders to cope with the ongoing port congestion in Europe, the US, and elsewhere. It is a useful and competent way to move cargo within the intra-regional supply chain. Additionally, short sea shipping is an economic and environmentally friendly way for independent freight forwarders…
Maersk has recently launched its air cargo division in response to its customers’ demand for international air freight services. They have selected Billmund – the 2nd largest airport in Denmark as its freight hub thus generating many jobs in this area. Maersk aims to move at least one-third of its yearly air freight via its…
International Maritime Organization, IMO, has recently announced the first International Day for Women in Maritime to address the problem of gender imbalance in the maritime industry. IMO is a specialized agency of the UN that is responsible for regulating the shipping industry. This First International Day for Women In Maritime on 18th May 2022 provided…
In the transportation and logistics industry, it is not always easy to find a reliable and reputable freight forwarding company that will transport your cargo safely, timely, and at an affordable cost. Moreover, the abundance of independent freight forwarders makes the selection process all the more confusing. Choosing the right logistics partner for your business…
The pandemic along with the surge in e-commerce sales have provided the much-needed boost to the air freight industry that has become the most sought-after mode of fast cargo transportation. The need to ship cargo quickly is primarily driven by customer expectations and the need to send items to their destinations ASAP. Nevertheless, for a…
Following the war in Ukraine, fuel costs have risen at an unprecedented rate. This has posed a stiff challenge for the road freight shipping industry which is now forced to run on smaller capital and tighter profit margin. Independent freight operators and small trucking companies in the US are the hardest hit by the hike…
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…
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,…