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American Shipper
Are box shipping rate spikes sustainable?
Asia-Europe and Asia-U.S. spot freight rates jumped 12-30% last week, but can carriers hold on to the gains?
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Air Cargo
Analysis: Delta-LATAM joint venture has strong cargo upside
The joint venture between Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) and LATAM Airlines (NYSE: LTM) proposed last month was motivated by synergies on the passenger side, but…
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Container
Flexport acquires API developer focused on container visibility
Freight forwarder Flexport acquired a startup that develops technology for tracking containerized goods. Burlingame, California-based Crux Systems said its technology “informs supply chain planning by…
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Container
Flexport launches version 2.0 of its platform
The new platform focuses on collaboration, workflow automation, and allows users to define business priorities.
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Air Cargo
New US tariffs to give air cargo a pre-peak boost?
Flexport’s head of airfreight believes a small bump in demand out of Asia could result from new U.S. tariffs, while higher fuel prices will push…
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Startups
The FreightTech venture cycle is here to stay. Ignore at your own peril.
FreightTech venture investing is super hot, but most of these startups continue to lose money. Is this a fad or something else? Last year, FreightWaves…
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Air Cargo
Flexport: Rapid growth flies into international trade turbulence
How Flexport is managing the challenges of todays air cargo environment
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Air Cargo
Flexport launches Flexport Capital to alleviate customers’ tariff burdens
Flexport's customers have seen average landed unit costs rise by 30 percent due to tariffs.
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Trade
Flexport hires trade economist as trade gets more risky than ever
Flexport hired a former White House trade and economic advisor in a bid to harness research from the digital first forwarder’s datasets and to help…
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News
FreightTech investment surges in 2019
The total amount of investment during the first quarter – $1.6 billion – is more than half of the $2.9 billion in venture capital invested…
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