News / Be wary of forwarders offering insurance, warns shipper in Flexport case

© Alena Dzihilevich |

Shippers should be wary of forwarders offering insurance, according to a lawsuit filed against Flexport last week.

Advent Blocks, a start-up shipper of advent calendar toys for children, claimed it lost some $450,000 in sales when its products failed to reach the US in time.

It first talked to Flexport in May 2021 about moving its goods from South-east Asia to Ohio, in a highly time-sensitive move, given the short Advent period from 1 to 24 December.

During a period of supply chain ...