News / Flexport’s Sanne Manders on growth, funding – and a failed leadership bet

23 January 2026

Flexport is one of the most talked-about companies in global logistics. Not because it is the biggest freight forwarder, or the most profitable – it is neither – but because it attempted something few others did more than a decade ago: to rebuild ...

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News / Flexport’s Sanne Manders on growth, funding – and a failed leadership bet

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US tariff on Brazilian exports 'kind of snuck in on us', says Flexport

'Don't jump on early fixed-rate ocean contract offers', shippers advised

Flexport-Freightmate case tests ownership of AI freight data and workflows

Importers race to beat the deadline for looming EU ecommerce fee

Cargo carriers split on freighter strategy as Boeing delays extend

Avoid cheap spot rates as liner capacity tightens, shippers warned

'Self-healing' supply chains on the horizon, driven by disruption, says Flexport

Air freight rates surge ahead of ceasefire, while fuel fears cloud outlook

'Book short, stay flexible' as ecommerce evolution looms

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