Survey results: the biggest concerns for forwarders and shippers in 2025
Forwarders are expecting to make greater use of the spot market this year, even as ...
Forwarders and carriers are being stretched to the limit by lockdowns and quarantines sweeping the globe, forcing large-scale remote working and reduced resources.
And Flemming Frost, president of digital freight marketplace Cogoport, believes remote working will “hurt more” than many realise – “Even among the big players,” he told The Loadstar.
“I spoke with a top 10 carrier and it is down on resources across many locations, as such staff are flat-out to just keep the daily business together.”
While investment into freight-tech and ...
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