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The crisis gripping the container shipping industry is likely to present opportunities for forwarders and 3PLs as shippers struggle to manage the continuing freight rate volatility and increasing workloads.

On the sidelines of the TPM conference in Long Beach this week, AlixPartners vice-president Jim Blaeser told The Loadstar: “Look at the shippers you see at this event, they are all utterly exhausted.

“These companies slimmed down after the great recession and I don’t think they ever imagined the way their workloads would increase; it’s been ...

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