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What Can Freight Forwarding Learn from Airbnb? – A guest post from Container xChange

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While people find it easy to book things like accommodations online, container owners and freight forwarders or shippers looking for available Shipper Owned Containers (SOCs) often still struggle to connect with trusted partners. As freight forwarders, we’re not the only industry that has had to digitize.

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Why ISO Certification in Freight Forwarding Makes a Difference

MTS Logistics

There are very few in freight forwarding. Choose the right partners and tools based on your standards. Usually, auditors won’t be from our industry (since there are very few freight forwarders in the market that have ISO certification), so it gives us an opportunity to have a fresh look into our system.

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How Dedola Eliminates The Top 4 Problems Importers Face

Dedola Global Logistics

Customer service and account representatives are critical parts of a freight forwarding service. Although many freight forwarders have shipment information accessible online, importers may still have questions. A freight forwarder that consults with the importer is a valuable asset. Going the Extra Mile.

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How the Right Freight Forwarder Can Maximize Your eCommerce Business

Dedola Global Logistics

So when it’s time to start importing your goods, why add to that workload by trying to figure out the logistics of shipping freight? Simplify your life and streamline the shipping process by hiring the right freight forwarder. If you’ve got the right freight forwarder, they are a ready-to-go logistics department.

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Downloadable Training Guide: Quoting With CargoWise Modules

With this training tool for freight forwarders, learn how to use CargoWise Quotations and One Off Quotes to create rate cards and spot quotes in order to improve the efficiency and accuracy of your internal processes.

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What You Should Be Asking Your Freight Forwarder

Dedola Global Logistics

Archives When looking for an ocean or air freight forwarder, there are a number of standard questions you should ask to figure out if they’re the right fit, such as: “How many containers do you move per year?” To get a better insight on how a freight forwarder will work for you, ask these five questions instead.

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The Importance of Balancing Technology, People, and Service in Shipping

MTS Logistics

More importantly, we are learning how to design a technology integration with teams that are handling exceptions. Thirdly, many companies just do not create the right balance between their technology and the work their customers must do just to utilize new visibility and automation tools.