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Digital forwarder job cuts down to investment slowdown and over optimistic forecasts
18 / 07 / 2023
Recent job cuts at digital freight forwarders were caused by over-optimistic growth expectations and investment slowdowns, according to consultant Transport…
US retailers brace for peak season box port disruption
07 / 06 / 2023
US retailers are fretting over disruption at US west coast container shipping ports during worker contract negotiations, which has in…
Survey reveals logistics sector’s uncertainty over recovery
08 / 02 / 2022
Logistics professionals are uncertain about the global economic outlook in 2022 but a majority feel air and ocean rates will…
Forwarding market returns to growth led by air cargo
01 / 12 / 2021
The freight forwarding market is expected to grow by double-digit percentage levels in 2021 compared with last year led by…
Airfreight rates predicted to remain ‘strong’ in the long term
20 / 04 / 2021
Airfreight rates are expected to remain at an elevated level in the long term while freighters are expected to gain…
Studies point towards acceleration in e-commerce logistics demand
12 / 04 / 2021
E-commerce will continue to grow rapidly over the coming years resulting in retailers spending more on logistics operations to meet…
Forwarding market set to rebound in 2021
11 / 12 / 2020
The global freight forwarding market experienced its most challenging year to date amid the Covid-19 pandemic, contracting 9% year-on-year. However,…
Forwarding demand set for improvement but overall picture remains bleak
01 / 10 / 2020
The freight forwarding market is expected to improve in the rest of this year but the overall picture “remains bleak”,…
Forwarders’ air divisions predicted to be hit hardest by Covid-19
30 / 04 / 2020
The freight forwarding market could contract by more than 7% this year as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, according…