Cancelled voyages take the sting out of spot rate declines this week
Container freight spot rates maintained their downward trajectory this week, as tariff uncertainty continued to ...
Hapag-Lloyd has become the first of the major container lines to launch an online rate quotation tool as the industry looks to further digitise processes.
Quick Quotes is now open to all customers after, what the carrier described as, a “successful” implementation period.
The company said the programme was “faster, easier and more convenient”, and chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen added he hoped it would improve efficiencies.
“Becoming easier to do business with and digitising our services are very important for us,” he said.
“Quick Quotes ...
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