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Three Ways To Add Value To Your Supply Chain
Extracting as much money from the supply chain has been the traditional focus for businesses. One of the earliest examples can be seen in Henry Ford's supply chain management strategy. Ford owned the ships that transported finished goods, the rubber plantations that...
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Steps to Hiring a Local Freight Forwarder in China
More than half the busiest ports in the world are located in China. Shanghai leads the pack in the world with a capacity of 36 million TEUs. Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Qingdao are the other busy ports in China. The container shipping industry is robust and...
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Risk Reduction with Freight Forwarders
By 2021, the sea freight forwarding market across the globe is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3%. Increasing global mergers and acquisitions and ventures into new markets have stepped up the demand for low-cost freight and the demand is expected to grow in the coming...
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Tips For Choosing a Freight Forwarding Company
Just like looking for the best Mail Forwarding service for your business, choosing the right freight forwarding company is a critical aspect of not only taking care of your logistics requirements but also streamlining a bevy of other aspects of your business processes...
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Impact Of Hurricane Harvey And Irma On Freight
It has been the season of mega hurricanes with Harvey being the first of its kind this year when it hit Texas in late August. Hurricane Irma made dramatic landfall in Florida on September 10th and these two major events have had a widespread impact on lives, finances,...
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What Do Successful Freight Forwarders Do Differently?
In 2015, freight forwarding companies across the world experienced shrinkage in business to the tune of 1.6%. Estimates also show that there is a slowing down of growth every year in sea and air freight. Most shipping companies are said to be facing their eighth...
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Warehouse Automation Trends
Many manufacturing giants are resorting to upgrading and investing in automation of warehouses. Coca-Cola recently announced its plans to invest $39 million to automate its warehouse in the Sidcup factory. With the new automated storage and retrieval system, it will...
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Decarbonizing: The Way Ahead for International Shipping
There is no getting away from the fact that the earth we live in today is warmer than ever. In fact, 2016 was the hottest year on record ever in the history of the earth, according to Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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Tech Trends in Logistics
If you don't use it, you lose it as well as ‘innovate or die" are clichés that are yet highly relevant to logistics industry. Shippers and logistics providers are amping up their services more than ever to meet increasing demands of fast delivery and score high on...
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