TPM22: Relationships really do matter when the going gets tough

This week’s Transpacific Maritime Conference (TPM) in Long Beach, California, brought thousands of BCOs, forwarders, NVOCCs, analysts, press (and a few carriers) together to reaffirm that relationships really do matter. Indeed, ...

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