Shippers Perspective
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FreightWaves Classics: Shipping line brought fresh fruit to the Northeast in the late 1800s
FreightWaves Classics profiles the Boston Fruit Company, which imported fruit into the U.S. during the late 1800s.
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2021 Shipper of Choice profile: The Home Depot
As it navigates COVID-era supply chain challenges, The Home Depot focuses on treating carriers with the same respect as its own employees.
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FreightWaves launches SONAR SCI Lane Acuity
Lane Acuity Plus is a new addition to SONAR SCI, making it even more useful to shippers.
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Commentary: How are freight professionals adjusting to COVID-19?
The world of transportation has changed due to COVID-19. Read about how shipping professionals are adapting to those changes.
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Download: Quarterly Shipper Rate Report
Shipper insights and sentiment for freight rates and volumes over the next three months
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Common reasons overseas shipping gets held up around the holidays
Overseas shipping - particularly during the holidays - can be difficult. Here are some tips for making the process easier and more successful.
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Why leaving China for tariff-free shores is no easy task
A trade war truce is not stopping multinationals from exploring alternative sourcing options to China, but moving supply chains is difficult, says expert.
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Trade war truce no panacea for China manufacturer drift
Even a full U.S.-China trade deal might not stop shippers moving production out of China. But is the U.S. a realistic option?
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Shelley Simpson on the efficiency of J.B. Hunt’s 360box
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller chats with J.B. Hunt Chief Commercial Officer Shelley Simpson.
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Brexit explained: What US shippers need to know
Expert explains why shippers based in the U.S. and beyond should prepare urgently for the worst-case scenario – a no-deal Brexit in 2020.
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