Forwarding now 'a chore – and a stressful one' – having to face angry shippers

Shippers with ‘unreasonable’ expectations are causing headaches for forwarders – big and small. Exhausted forwarders have told The Loadstar the job is currently extremely stressful, particularly in the air cargo peak, owing ...

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News / Tight margins and insourcing the greatest threats forwarders face in a new era

Shipper insourcing, rather than digital disruption, is the greatest threat to freight forwarders, while tight margins ...

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News / Asian markets carry Kerry to new profit heights, despite China dip

Asia powered Kerry Logistics to a strong 2017 performance, with double-digit growth in revenue and ...

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Mar 27, 2018• Comments•

Recommends / Up in the air: where can air freight forwarders find value?

A concise, but interesting, piece on the air freight forwarding market from a McKinsey consultant due ...

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News / Integrators and e-commerce giants a real threat to air freight forwarders

More than two-thirds of the logistics industry believes traditional air freight forwarding will lose volumes ...

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Recommends / The global freight forwarding market and its impact on globalisation

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Comment / Don't underestimate the air freight forwarder: carrier digitisation is not market disruption

Digitisation of the air cargo industry will eat into the market share of traditional freight forwarders, ...

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News / Food logistics the star performer as Dachser drives ahead

European overland transport and food logistics gave Dachser’s 2016 figures a boost. The logistics group posted consolidated ...

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Apr 5, 2017• Comments•

News / Freight forwarding industry bears $500m bill for ocean rate processing

The global freight forwarding community could be incurring as much as $500m in costs a year ...

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Feb 24, 2017• Comments•

News / CH Robinson continues consolidation plans with $226m APC Logistics buy in Australia

CH Robinson has stuck to its pledge to grow via acquisition, having agreed to buy ...

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Sep 1, 2016• Comments•

News / Forwarders struggle with tech innovation paradox: they fear it but need it to attract customers

Logistics providers are looking to leverage innovation to strengthen their competitive position – but they ...

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Forwarding now 'a chore – and a stressful one' – having to face angry shippers

Forward thinking Headlines

News / Tight margins and insourcing the greatest threats forwarders face in a new era

News / Asian markets carry Kerry to new profit heights, despite China dip

Recommends / Up in the air: where can air freight forwarders find value?

News / Integrators and e-commerce giants a real threat to air freight forwarders

Recommends / The global freight forwarding market and its impact on globalisation

COMPANY NOTICES

Comment / Don't underestimate the air freight forwarder: carrier digitisation is not market disruption

News / Food logistics the star performer as Dachser drives ahead

News / Freight forwarding industry bears $500m bill for ocean rate processing

News / CH Robinson continues consolidation plans with $226m APC Logistics buy in Australia

News / Forwarders struggle with tech innovation paradox: they fear it but need it to attract customers

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Recommends / 3PL market continues to shrink

News / Is buying CEVA the key to the global expansion ambitions of CJ Korea Express?

News / CH Robinson plans 'aggressive' expansion into Europe and Asia to help grow global forwarding business

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Forwarding now 'a chore – and a stressful one' – having to face angry shippers

Forward thinking Headlines

News / Tight margins and insourcing the greatest threats forwarders face in a new era

News / Asian markets carry Kerry to new profit heights, despite China dip

Recommends / Up in the air: where can air freight forwarders find value?

News / Integrators and e-commerce giants a real threat to air freight forwarders

Recommends / The global freight forwarding market and its impact on globalisation

COMPANY NOTICES

Comment / Don't underestimate the air freight forwarder: carrier digitisation is not market disruption

News / Food logistics the star performer as Dachser drives ahead

News / Freight forwarding industry bears $500m bill for ocean rate processing

News / CH Robinson continues consolidation plans with $226m APC Logistics buy in Australia

News / Forwarders struggle with tech innovation paradox: they fear it but need it to attract customers

Most read news

Recommends / 3PL market continues to shrink

News / Is buying CEVA the key to the global expansion ambitions of CJ Korea Express?

News / CH Robinson plans 'aggressive' expansion into Europe and Asia to help grow global forwarding business

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