TPM: Forwarders need 'clout' to survive as the ocean carriers move in
Ocean carriers undermining forwarders that don’t have “enough clout” will drive consolidation this year. Delegates ...
In this bumper post-summer episode of The Loadstar Podcast, Mike King is joined by The Loadstar’s Mike Wackett and TAC Index’s Neil Wilson as they catch up on the big stories of late summer. They also dissect air and ocean freight rates, ask whether the shipping peak season has already been and gone, discuss the latest signs of yet more consolidation and examine if El Niño-induced lower water levels on the Panama Canal will disrupt ocean freight markets.
In part 2, ...
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