Survey finds forwarders think industry will soon be largely automated

A survey by Freightos has found 75 per cent of freight forwarders predict their industry in five years time will soon be running like personal banking – with high automation augmented by the personal touch. The online booking portal’s findings were in a report on the state of service differentiation in the era of digital freight in […]

Freightos report finds forwarders not engaging enough digitally

A survey by logistics tech company Freightos into whether top freight forwarders are engaging in digital marketing and online sales has found so far it is “mostly talk and little action’. The ‘mystery shopper’ report focused on the world’s top 20 freight forwarders in late 2016 to see the state of online freight sales. Freightos […]

Freightos launches the Freight Rate Calculator

Freightos has launched its Freight Rate Calculator offering freight estimates for air, ocean and trucking shipments across the globe. The calculator is being launched as a public beta, and Freightos says this is the first time that international freight rate estimates for the whole globe are publicly available, which will bring transparency to an industry […]

Freightos acquires rate management provider WebCargoNet

Online freight marketplace Freightos has acquired air cargo rate management provider WebCargoNet. The company says this acquisition creates the world’s largest database of air, ocean, and land freight rates with hundreds of millions of international and domestic rates and routes, enabling SMEs and freight forwarders alike the ability to conduct business online with ease. No […]