Which are more precarious, post-Flexport cuts: 'digital' or 'traditional' forwarders?
The news from Flexport about its job losses continues to reverberate around the market – ...
Freight forwarders who digitally “reinvented” themselves to get through the Covid crisis are set to outpace risk-averse rivals.
Martyn Verhaegen, CEO and founder of Qwyk, says some forwarders took advantage of this year’s volatile events and implemented digitisation projects “they could no longer put on the back burner”.
He added: “They realised they needed to do it right away and, by doing so, leveraged the opportunity rather than putting it off.
“These forwarders reinvented parts of their processes and made themselves more accessible ...
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