The Galveston Engineer District (SWG) has awarded Callan Marine Ltd., Galveston, Texas, a $102,896,306 firm-fixed-price contract for pipeline dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of July 11, 2025. Fiscal 2023 civil construction funds; fiscal 2023 civil operation and maintenance funds; and fiscal 2023 Port of Corpus Christi funds, in the amount of $102,896,306 were obligated at the...
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Market talk: Fiata’s ‘donkeys’ trot off as it enters a new digital field
So Fiata, the (formerly) fuddy-duddy forwarder association, has come up with a ‘new digital strategy’.
Some may say it’s a little late in the day, but credit where it is due…
There are few details as yet, but Fiata said it would involve “several projects to promote a freight-forwarders trusted network, share and distribute standards such as the FBL in a digital world and finally foster interoperability and data analysis”.
Which sounds great. …
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Forwarders must meet digital disrupters head on and adapt, or sink
Forwarders have the power to keep wannabe disrupters at bay and create advantages for themselves – but they must act now, and as an industry.
Speaking at the Canadian Forwarders’ Association (CIFFA) 70th anniversary event in Toronto, Steve Walker, CEO of SWG and founder of SBS Worldwide, urged the industry to adapt to these perceived threats and create new opportunities.
Competitive threats are coming from a variety of companies, including pricing platforms, carriers …
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