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Is your freight invoice accurate? A new study claims it might not be.

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Shipping freight across the world is a complex matter. But what is even more complicated is freight billing and handling freight payments: what a cargo owner is initially quoted is often different from what he later is asked to pay. A 2021 Cargo Owners and freight forwarders survey, confirms this. Lack of trust.

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How Shipping Can Help Save The Planet

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

How Shipping Can Help Save The Planet. But to be honest, the shipping industry is as much of a culprit. If we take a closer look, we can see that global aviation, including domestic and international; passenger and freight accounts for 2.5% First of all, the shipping industry today is enormous. Size Matters.

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Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery. There is a long way to go, particularly for brands whose products are shipped thousands of miles to reach overseas customers, requiring air freight transportation to keep within acceptable delivery times.

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Are Ocean Freight Prices Absolutely Broken?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

But decisions about how many barrels to produce or how many ships to sail have to be made in advance. Is ocean freight pricing broken? As ocean carriers were just signing checks to build massive ships, the global financial crises hit and shipment volumes sunk like a Led Zeppelin. Was it profiteering? And it can be fixed.

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When to Switch From In-House to Managed Logistics Transportation Services

GlobalTranz

Indicator 2: Freight Spend Seems to Be Spiraling Out of Control. Another indicator of switching from in-house to managed logistics transportation services is expanding freight spend. During times of high market volatility, freight spend will inevitably grow faster than anticipated. This can be a confounding issue.

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Synopsis: IQAX Webinar 29th Sept 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

IQAX is an independent entity with a deep understanding of ocean shipping and a strong heritage in global trade digitalisation and logistics visibility. De-Carbonising Road Freight Operations: Bridging the Know-Do Gap. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – October 2021. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – September 2021.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. The Freight Game of Thrones.