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Global freight forwarder JAS Worldwide announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the forwarding, logistics, and supply chain management unit of Greencarrier Group. Founded in 2000 ...
The challenges facing the shipping industry this year will be remarkably similar to those of 2019, with the U.S.-China trade war, Brexit and IMO 2020 continuing to have major impacts, according to ...
News. Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports. Weather. FedEx's freight spinoff plan to fortify core business, boost industry. Abhijith Ganapavaram. December 20, 2024 at 9:44 AM. By Abhijith Ganapavaram
A freight forwarder or forwarding agent is a person or a company who co-ordinates and organizes the movement of shipments on behalf of a shipper (party that arranges an item for shipment) by liaising with carriers (party that transports goods).
Global freight volumes according to mode of transport in trillions of tonne-kilometres in 2010. In 2015, 108 trillion tonne-kilometers were transported worldwide (anticipated to grow by 3.4% per year until 2050 (128 Trillion in 2020)): 70% by sea, 18% by road, 9% by rail, 2% by inland waterways and less than 0.25% by air.
The FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations is a non-governmental organisation representing freight forwarders worldwide. According to the FIATA Annual Report 2021, FIATA counted 109 Associations Members representing the freight forwarding industry within a territory and 5959 Individual members, representing freight forwarding and logistics companies.
Examples are courier, express and parcel services; ocean carriers, freight forwarders and transshipment providers. The most significant difference between a second party logistics provider and a third-party logistics provider is the fact that a 3PL provider is always integrated into the customer's system.
A CBS News analysis of federal safety data revealed Amazon contractors primarily in the company's "middle-mile" delivery network had monthly violation rates — such as speeding and texting while ...