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Freight, economy may not rebound in lockstep post-pandemic, report says

A study by consultancy McKinsey & Co. looking at recessions over a 30-year period suggests there is no guarantee U.S. freight activity will track with overall economic upturns after a recession, and that “no natural law” mandates a relationship between freight patterns and post-recession rebounds.

The findings, published last Thursday, are a cautionary tale for those who assume freight is destined to expand in concert with any economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. In its report, US...

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Tech Q&A: Kontainers’ Graham Parker expects huge staff cost saves as freight tech rolls on

This week the chief executive and founder of Kontainers, Graham Parker (pictured above), kindly shared with me his thoughts about the latest strategic developments for the company he leads as well as the competitive environment in freight tech.
He discussed what works and what doesn’t in this new IT age which so often reminds me of a goldrush for many established players and outsiders. It’s the land of opportunity that could …

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Global trade still growing and flowing – but is becoming more regionalised

Supply chains are becoming increasingly regionalised, particularly in Asia and Europe, while trade intensity is in decline, according to new research on globalisation published today.
While trade is still growing in absolute terms, cross-border goods have declined from 28.1% of the total share in 2007 to 22.5% in 2017, and volume growth has slowed from 2.1 times faster than GDP to 1.1, according to McKinsey’s Globalisation in Transition: the future of …

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