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According to freight benchmarking platform Xeneta, indexing allows smaller shippers “to negotiate smarter, protecting against market volatility”.
It explained: “By using a neutral index ...
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Andrea Vido de Zaccaria
May 29, 2025 at 2:43 pmFor what Italy is concerned, the solution for this problem is XBL – Xeneta By Lane, the partnership between Xeneta and Kelmer Procurement, which allows XBL to be available for italian SME at a very competitive price!