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 ...
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It is clear from talking to chief executive Graham Parker that he does not consider his firm, Kontainers, comparable with technology-based forwarders such as Flexport.
Yet both offer a digital rate platform and seem determined to drag the ocean freight sector into modernity.
Mr Parker, however, sees Kontainers as something of a swashbuckling antidote to the threat posed to traditional forwarders by ’digital disruptors’.
“We are arming shipping brands with a way to compete with digital players fast, by helping them digitise fast,” ...
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