Transportation and logistics industry is a paper-heavy sector that entails a paper trail for all its operations, from management to inventory tracking to international shipping and warehousing. For decades, documentation of international trade has been reliant on physical documents that need to be submitted and exchanged by post or courier services. Therefore, lost or damaged…
No matter if you as the independent freight forwarder are moving your cargo by sea, air, or land freight, choosing your shipping container wisely will take you a long way. Although at first glance, this task might seem simple enough, you need to take several considerations into account before selecting the right container that fully…
The market size of the transportation and logistics industry has been projected to reach over $12 billion by 2027. This would never have been possible without the use of the up-and-coming technologies that have been helping this industry to stay up-to-date. For example, blockchain technology is taking the supply chain industry by storm. While multinationals…
An essential component of the independent freight forwarders’ job consists of ensuring that the cargo reaches the consignee’s destination in its intact condition. Making sure that the cargo reaches the customer undamaged not only helps with client retention but also helps to avoid reverse logistics expenses. More often than not, once the shipment is loaded…
The cost of fuel which has been on the rise even since the Russia-Ukraine war has now become an ever-growing headache for the freight forwarding industry. The supply chain sector is closely interlinked with the fuel industry as practically all commodities’ supply chain is impacted by it. No matter if the product is moving from…
The ports play one of the most important parts in the container shipping industry by connecting goods with the exporters and importers. They form an integral component of international supply chain operations and have now transformed themselves into an entire ecosystem. These days, the concept of smart ports is in vogue. Simply put, smart ports…
According to the “Delivery Drones Global Market Report 2022″ the international delivery drone market will keep growing at a CAGR of 17.3%. The main reasons behind the constant expansion of the drone delivery market is the adoption of this new contactless delivery technology since the advent of the pandemic. As per the above report, the…
As the freight forwarding industry is beset by a plethora of problems that started since the pandemic, independent freight forwarders are facing serious challenges in increasing their revenues and retaining their customer base. While the pandemic and the equipment shortage have finally abated, the transportation and logistics sector is still having to deal with challenges…
While discussing the container shipping industry, we often tend to overlook the ports of South America. The reason behind this is that none of the Latin American ports make it to the list of the top 20 ports in the world. Nevertheless, trade volume in this region has enormously expanded over the last decade and…
The container shipping industry is preparing for renewed chaos, disruption, congestion, and backlogs as Shanghai restarts its manufacturing and supply chain operations after two months of strict lockdown. A recent survey by Container xChange suggests that this year’s summer peak season cargo surge will be even more chaotic for global supply chains than the 2021…