Flexport now worth $8bn as it raises more cash and eyes tech M&A

Flexport, the divisive, digitally enabled freight forwarder, will no doubt attract more market attention following its latest valuation: more than $8bn, after it received another $935m in funding. The money was ...

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News / Is being 'fully digital' enough for forwarders, as 'challenges remain'?

Recent struggles at Flexport have brought into question whether full digitalisation is enough for forwarding ...

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News / Digital forwarders back in the spotlight: can they compete?

The demise of India’s digital forwarder, Freightwalla, has put the tech-led forwarding industry in the ...

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News / Digital forwarder Freightwalla's failure reveals home truths

India’s digital freight forwarders – or tech platforms built by start-ups – once considered the ...

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May 26, 2023• Comments•

News / Forto axed 10% of staff, but is now 'lean' enough to weather the downturn

Digital forwarder Forto has been forced to cut its headcount by 10% globally in the ...

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Comment / Which are more precarious, post-Flexport cuts: 'digital' or 'traditional' forwarders?

The news from Flexport about its job losses continues to reverberate around the market – ...

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Jan 13, 2023• Comments•

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Digital freight forwarding: A $20bn-plus market by 2027

PRESS RELEASE Global Digital Freight Forwarding Market Report 2022: A $20+ Billion Market by 2027 – ...

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News / SMEs must go digital or they will lose the chance to access finance

With supply chain costs soaring, cash-strapped SMEs can gain easier access to trade finance and ...

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News / FIATA issues multimodal electronic bill of lading for all members

FIATA has released a paperless bill of lading (B/L), which can be accessed with existing ...

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May 20, 2022• Comments•

News / Freight-Pay – a digital way to make life easier for Fiata's forwarders

Forwarders have broadly welcomed new digital payment initiative Freight-Pay, which allows Fiata members to complete ...

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Jul 1, 2021• Comments•

News / Another 'synergic' deal for sennder as it acquires Dutch forwarder Cars&Cargo

Sennder, the digital road freight forwarder which last year bought the European arm of Uber ...

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Flexport now worth $8bn as it raises more cash and eyes tech M&A

Digital freight forwarders Headlines

News / Is being 'fully digital' enough for forwarders, as 'challenges remain'?

News / Digital forwarders back in the spotlight: can they compete?

News / Digital forwarder Freightwalla's failure reveals home truths

News / Forto axed 10% of staff, but is now 'lean' enough to weather the downturn

Comment / Which are more precarious, post-Flexport cuts: 'digital' or 'traditional' forwarders?

COMPANY NOTICES

Digital freight forwarding: A $20bn-plus market by 2027

News / SMEs must go digital or they will lose the chance to access finance

News / FIATA issues multimodal electronic bill of lading for all members

News / Freight-Pay – a digital way to make life easier for Fiata's forwarders

News / Another 'synergic' deal for sennder as it acquires Dutch forwarder Cars&Cargo

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Flexport now worth $8bn as it raises more cash and eyes tech M&A

Digital freight forwarders Headlines

News / Is being 'fully digital' enough for forwarders, as 'challenges remain'?

News / Digital forwarders back in the spotlight: can they compete?

News / Digital forwarder Freightwalla's failure reveals home truths

News / Forto axed 10% of staff, but is now 'lean' enough to weather the downturn

Comment / Which are more precarious, post-Flexport cuts: 'digital' or 'traditional' forwarders?

COMPANY NOTICES

Digital freight forwarding: A $20bn-plus market by 2027

News / SMEs must go digital or they will lose the chance to access finance

News / FIATA issues multimodal electronic bill of lading for all members

News / Freight-Pay – a digital way to make life easier for Fiata's forwarders

News / Another 'synergic' deal for sennder as it acquires Dutch forwarder Cars&Cargo

Most read news

Premium / Market Insight: Product vs sales – then vertical M&A is 'the $1 trillion question'

News / Venture capital just loves logistics – 'ample room for so many winners'

News / Forwarders digitally reinventing through Covid are ahead of the game

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