Prologis – 'Water is building behind the dam'
…when will it break?
I have had the pleasure of talking to veteran freight forwarder Steve Walker (pictured above), trying to catch up from where we left it last summer on the hot topic of data treatment, ownership and disclosure for the main supply chain players, with a particular focus on the conflict between the air and ocean freight forwarders and the carriers.
Some six months on, here is an excerpt of a few key topics we discussed.
Thanks for joining us this week, Steve. In ...
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