European port congestion now at five-to-six days, and getting worse
European port congestion continues to worsen, with workforce constraints “exceeding forecasts” in Bremerhaven, and stakeholders ...
“When Flexport goes knocking on doors to lure investors for new funding – base case: Q1 24 – if it ever reaches the public markets (mind the Goldman Sachs US IPO Barometer: ’The IPO Market Lives!’), you may be forgiven for thinking…” etc etc etc – Loadstar Premium, 19 September 2023.
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Here we go.
There was “news” on Record Friday, 19 January, from Flexport.
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The freight forwarder from San Francisco disclosed the raising of $260m from $103bn-market-cap, Ottawa-based Shopify.
It was ...
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Hans-Henrik Nielsen
January 23, 2024 at 6:08 amGood read
Alessandro Pasetti
January 23, 2024 at 6:31 amThanks, HH!