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Leveraging Cross-Border E-commerce Growth: Opportunities for Freight Forwarders

Cross-border e-commerce has exploded in recent years, as consumers around the world increasingly turn to online shopping to purchase goods from retailers located in other countries. This growth has created a significant opportunity for freight forwarders, who play a crucial role in managing the logistics of international shipments and ensuring that products reach their destination […]

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The Chinese New Year and The Logistics Challenge It Brings

Origins of The Celebration and Its Implication for The Global Economy The Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is a major holiday that has been celebrated for thousands of years in China and other parts of Asia. The origins of the holiday can be traced back to ancient China when the Chinese […]

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Spot Rates & Forecast 2023: Natural Selection in The Logistics Industry

A look at the past Spot rates unpredictability made carriers took advantage of market conditions and supply shortages for the past two years. They were able to push for higher long-term contract rates and established terms and conditions that better fit their business. For example, Maersk incremented its multi-year contract share to nearly 70% of […]

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Why should logistics operators invest in digital tools?

Freight forwarders manage a lot of information day by day, and they share it with many parties who are usually located across the globe. Thanks to digitalization, now they can do it using digital tools like cloud computing services and high-speed data sharing. But, why should they invest in these new technologies? Digital tools like […]

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5 trends in logistics for 2022

These last few years have been challenging for the logistics sector and the supply chain. Now, more than ever, freight forwarders must be aware of new trends to add more value to their efforts and stay one step ahead of their competition. So what can we expect for the upcoming year?   The trends in […]

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Top 5 sea lanes most searched by freight forwarders

International maritime shipping is currently the most important branch of cargo shipping. Although it has numerous advantages such as cost savings, storage capacity, or the variety of products that can be transported, it’s essential that its costs are carefully analyzed to achieve greater efficiency. At Cargofive, we noticed the huge work that freight forwarders are […]

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2021 Trends for the logistics sector: opportunity or survival

The pandemic that emerged in 2020 has considerably marked the logistics sector and especially the maritime industry, which is very linked to economic development, supply chains, and consumption. Due to these effects, business strategies had to focus on avoiding uncertainty and achieving fast adaptation in front of imminent changes. With that in mind, we decided […]

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