FREIGHT FORWARDERS

7 “digital” tips for freight forwarders (Cargofive)

Here are seven lead generation tips for freight forwarders:

1. Study your competition and make a difference:

In the business world, you have to be constantly studying your competition and your position regarding the market. Take a look at what your competitors are doing on the digital channel and decide which will be your added value to differentiate your freight forwarder from the others. For instance, by now you should already be aware of the types of companies that are threatening traditional...

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Cargofive: Traditional freight forwarders under threat by 5 types of companies

Cargofive’s article:

With the uprising of digital transformation, traditional freight forwarders are being threatened by five types of companies. There are now startups, suppliers, and even customers using new technologies to develop many business models that improve the customer experience and the operations’ efficiency. These new digital business models have the strength to seize the industry’s leadership, leaving the traditional forwarders behind. So, every traditional freight forwarder that...

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Malaysian Freight Forwarders want more regulations

Port Klang: The Federation of Malaysian Freight Forwarders wants the Federal Government to formulate regulations to prevent international shipping lines from crippling them with expensive deposits.

The association’s vice-president Datuk Tony Chia said freight forwarders are currently required to put down a deposit of between RM1,000 and RM4,000 per container brought in by the shipping lines.

“The industry brings in about two million containers per annum, so just imagine the amount of money we are...

http://container-news.com/malaysian-freight-forwarders-regulations/

Cargofive: How to start a freight forwarder’s digital transformation

Cargofive:In this constantly evolving world, change is inevitable. Nowadays, digital transformation in all types of business and industries is unstoppable. We now see more and more freight forwarders starting this path as well as technological enterprises that have accelerated change in this industry. It is time to adapt and evolve, but do you know at least how to start a freight forwarder’s digital transformation? This is precisely what we’re going to talk about.

A freight forwarder’s digital...

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Differences between traditional and digital freight forwarders

Over the past years, there has been a remarkable increase of digital freight forwarders. It is the result of the imminent need for digital transformation that has been growing in the logistics industry. But, what is actually the difference between traditional and digital freight forwarders? Let’s find out.

It has been a while since the international logistics industry started embracing technology to optimize its processes. In fact, a recent survey by LogisTIcs revealed that 92% of the industry...

http://container-news.com/differences-traditional-digital-freight-forwarders/

iContainers warns about switch bills of lading

100% online freight forwarder iContainers is warning all cargo agents to pay extra attention to shipments involving switch bills of lading.

The comes amid an increase in fraud cases involving switch bills in recent months. The WCA, the largest network of freight forwarders in the world, has sent emails to its members to advise them of the possibility of fraud cases related to switch bills of lading. The association also indicated it was distancing itself from business related to these bills and...

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