A recent report published by Container xChange, highlighted how the digitization of container operations can bring significant benefits for forwarders working in the container shipping industry. The report revealed that an astonishing 93% of logistics professionals who specialize in ocean freight shipping spend half of their workdays exclusively dealing with operational issues. The findings were…
The digitization of the transportation and logistics sector has brought about sweeping changes in the supply chain industry worldwide. Moreover, technological innovations have impacted every sub-sector of the logistics industry and warehousing is one of the sectors that has undergone a thorough change in the last 10 years. Warehousing is one of the most crucial…
The challenges posed by the pandemic along with the stiff competition from multinationals have prompted the road freight industry to rethink its operations by embracing automation which is key to the digital transformation of this sector. Digital transformation is helping the trucking industry to survive in the face of competition and prepare itself better for…
One of the steadily advancing trends that is majorly impacting the transportation and logistics Industry is the application of AI and robotics in several aspects of this industry.The change that robotics is bringing with it is massive and the consequences are positive for those players who have the resources and technology to implement it in…
For anyone looking forward to a promising career in the supply chain industry, enrolling for freight forwarding courses can be of immense help. Courses in freight forwarding and logistics management can give employees in this sector a great advantage in the job market. Moreover, with the increasingly important role of this industry in the present-day…
Reefer containers or refrigerated containers are gigantic refrigerators that freight forwarders use to ship temperature-sensitive cargo such as fruit, meat, vegetables, dairy, flower, pharmaceuticals, etc across the oceans. Sea freight forwarders that specialize in perishable cargo typically use these containers that can maintain a temperature range of -30°C and +30°C. Moreover, with the increase in…
Even in the first quarter of 2023 women continue to represent an untapped resource in the overall talent pool of the transportation and logistics industry which still continues to be a male-dominated sector. An inclusive work culture will help the players in this sector to find new and innovative ideas that could eventually help to…
Air freight greatly facilitates international trade by allowing for the quick movement of cargo from one part of the world to another. During the pandemic, we have seen how the disruption of ocean freight services along with the high demand for goods, and the need to ship vaccines, prompted the transportation and logistics sector to…
Inflation made a comeback in 2022 and consumers all around the world had to deal with price hikes the like of which were never seen before. Following decades of relative calm, the cost of commodities in the US has spiked to the level that was last seen during the great inflation of the 70s and…
In the last three years, the pandemic impacted the normalcy of global logistical operations as a result of which the supply chain industry had to contend with severe disruptions, container shortages, port congestion, hike in spot rates, and sudden changes in demand among other things. Right now we can confidently expect that the pandemic is…