Digital forwarders back in the spotlight: can they compete?
The demise of India’s digital forwarder, Freightwalla, has put the tech-led forwarding industry in the ...
A blog by Kontainers, the platform for freight forwarders, has come up with some interesting numbers. It argues that, instead of seeing investment in freight technology as a cost, companies should look at it as a way to increase the bottom line value of a business. Using the example of Flexport, the blog notes that last year it moved 70,000 teu and had a value of $900m. But Apex Marine, bought by Kerry, in 2015 was valued at $175m, yet moved over 270,000 teu. That gives Flexport a market value some 19 times higher – or an implied value of $12,850 per teu moved versus Apex at just $650. An interesting argument.
Container freight rates: 'collapse' is the word, says Xeneta
CMA CGM liner trades pummelled in Q1 – and there's worse to come
Mexican rail seizures give near-shoring interests pause for thought
Cargo shifts back to US west coast ports, but some has gone for good
Digital forwarders back in the spotlight: can they compete?
Major box lines still fighting over diminishing supply of smaller ships
'Alarming signals' as airfreight capacity rises and rates fall
Comment on this article