Flexport to open platform for third-party app developers

A Flexport product engineer at his workstation.

James Chen, the chief technology officer (CTO) at Flexport, has a grand vision for global trade technology – Amazon-like ETA prediction and an open ecosystem of new tools built in a layer on top of Flexport’s data.

Flexport, the digital freight forwarder founded in San Francisco in 2013, has double-downed on its technology investments over the past year and says that the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the company’s commitment to its long-term tech vision.

Chen spoke with FreightWaves about what...

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