If you have ever had a shipment held at customs over a piece of paper you didn’t know you needed, there is a good chance that paper was a certificate of origin. It sounds like a minor formality, but it is one of the most common reasons cargo gets delayed, and one of the easiest…
Here is the blunt truth about Port Sudan: it is fighting to become a bigger player in regional trade while the country behind it remains at war. That is not a footnote to skip past. It is the story. And for forwarders paying attention, it is exactly why this port deserves a serious look right…
Most freight forwarders already have a LinkedIn page. Far fewer are using it to actually generate business. The page exists, a few company updates go out each month, and that’s where it ends. Meanwhile, the procurement managers and supply chain leads who make forwarding decisions scroll that same platform every day, forming opinions about whom…
Indonesia’s logistics costs have long been a drag on competitiveness, and the government knows it. That’s why a quiet but significant shift is underway along the Jakarta-Semarang-Surabaya corridor, one that forwarders operating in this market cannot afford to ignore. If you’re moving cargo through Java and still thinking in terms of isolated ports rather than…
The Suez Canal return everyone in ocean freight has been waiting for is finally underway, but calling it a full comeback would be premature. CMA CGM committed early and has stuck with it. Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, sailing together under their Gemini Cooperation, tried once in February, pulled back when fighting broke out between the US…
The job description of a freight forwarder has shifted faster in the last five years than in the previous two decades combined. Building the right freight forwarding skills now means fluency in tools, regulations, and workflows that were rare or absent on any training syllabus back in 2021. Forwarders who upgraded their skillset stayed ahead…
Forwarders who ignore Chengdu Europe rail freight are leaving margin and market share on the table. As Western China cements its position as a manufacturing powerhouse, the rail corridor connecting Chengdu to major European hubs has moved from a niche alternative to a mainstream shipping option that savvy forwarders are building entire client strategies around….
Two years ago, the choice between the Suez Canal and the Cape of Good Hope was barely a choice at all. Suez was faster, cheaper, and the obvious default for Asia-Europe cargo. Then Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea changed everything, and by December 2023 every major container line had rerouted its…