Cargo carriers split on freighter strategy as Boeing delays extend
Cargo carriers are increasingly diverging on long-term fleet strategy as Boeing delays deepen, forcing ageing ...
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By Alex Lennane
Flexport is to ease the path for customers with an additional $250m in supply chain finance through a partnership with BlackRock.
Yesterday, Flexport announced that its Flexport Capital arm would have access to more funds “to enable its customers to access a broader range of working ...
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Alexander Kozij
October 07, 2025 at 4:24 amThe service of funding client inventory is one of the most valuable that can be offered.
It also enables the the transportation side of the business to charge reasonable rates, that still generate a profit.
When your transportation provider provides cash flow to fund an importers inventory. And that is something the importer needs.
Most of other value such shipment visibility, a couple hundred dollars savings per shipment, responsiveness etc. Is no longer a compelling enough, value proposition to get a importers to evaluate alternative Freight Forwarders.
UPS has provided this service for years (due in part to UPS’s immense financial leverage with institutions and cash position). UPS has gained and retained thousands of customers through this service for over a decade, in spite of being more expensive and having sub-par customer service.
That being said, this a high risk endeavor for all businesses to provide to their clients.