News / Digital freight forwarder Shipwaves has come a long way in three years

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Mumbai-based digital freight forwarder Shipwaves, which ditched a marketplace model to focus on its individual offering, opened its Middle East headquarters in Dubai this month, capping an impressive three years since launching in 2015.

A separate expansion to South-east Asia is planned later this year.

The tech start-up describes itself as India’s first “full stack” digital solutions provider for ocean freight.

As well as freight forwarding, Shipwaves provides more than 1,000 shippers with customs clearance, insurance, inland transportation, and warehousing services. Digital logistics ...