cold chains

[FAQ] What Is Drayage & Why Is It Important?

  • Drayage is a key component of transporting cargos for short distances, usually within a city or region.
  • Drayage forms a crucial part of the logistics supply chain for a host of businesses.
  • Its the process through which your freight makes it from the port or intermodal terminal to the next mode of transport.

Drayage is an essential service that involves shipping goods over a short distance in between the long hauls of intermodal transport. It is an integral part of the transportation and...

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How automation can transform the logistics of shipping perishable goods (with video)

Amit Hasak, Transship founder and CEO (right), talks with Brian Laung Aoaeh, co-founder of REFASHIOND Ventures during American Shipper’s Global Trade Tech summit. They discussed how automated freight forwarding can reshape how perishable goods get shipped.

Transship founder and CEO Amit Hasak’s vision for the future of transporting perishable goods across the world involves fewer phone calls and emails and a lot more automation. The result: potentially knowing that a malfunctioning reefer unit spoiled that shipment of frozen pork long before someone opens that container at a Chinese port. 

“We provide that information in real time,” Hasak said during a virtual fireside chat at American Shipper’s Global Trade Tech summit on Thursday. He spoke with...

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Maersk To Concentrate on ‘Cold Chains’ To Boost Land Transportation Business!

  • As a part of its strategy, Maersk plans to focus more on cold storage rather than transportation.
  • In 2018, the ocean transport business accounted for almost 80% of core earnings.
  • Compared to the other shipping lines, its share of the inland business is lower percentage-wise.
  • Maersk sees ‘cold chains’ as a more potentially attractive investment.

According to an article published in Reuters, Maersk plans to focus on cold storage rather than boosting its transportation business as a part of its...

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