Digitalization of freight is one of the most popular topics in the industry media. Many startups are set for industry disruption, and many investors support the trend with millions of dollars in venture capital. Here are three facts that are commonly known: The container shipping industry is very important, very traditional, very manual and very […]
It’s not a secret, that when it comes to container shipping, there is quite a lot of potential for optimization. There are approximately 50 000 freight forwarders in the world. They buy space on ships from the shipping lines and sell this space to shippers, usually adding more services and charges on top. It’s also […]
The Most Popular Software in Container Shipping The most popular computer program in workplaces all over the world is undoubtedly Microsoft Excel. Released in 1985, Excel became a superstar tool, helping businesses become more efficient. Its advanced formulas turned manual processes that took weeks to complete into something that takes only a few hours. Today, […]
Everybody Loves Pizza! Over 5 billion pizzas are eaten every year in the world. It is 30 billion dollar business, and more and more new pizzerias are opening. Why is pizza so popular? Probably, one of the reasons is that ‘pizza model’ is universal and extremely simple! No matter which country you go to, pizza […]
A unique programme supporting startups from the sea transport sector will be launched in 2017 in Gdansk, Poland. On 25 November 2016, the Port of Gdansk Authority SA along with the Gdansk Economic Development Agency and the Gdansk Business Incubator STARTER, signed an agreement initiating activities aimed at establishing a Maritime Incubator, to support new companies from the broadly-defined maritime sector and the […]
Shipping industry — the biggest business that you know nothing about.
Rose George, British journalist
“Almost 90 percent of everything we buy arrives via ship”, writes Rose George in her mind-blowing new book “Ninety Percent of Everything”, which covers her months-long adventure with the shipping industry — the biggest business that you know nothing about. Ninety Percent of Everything Rose George George, a British journalist, spent months traveling the ocean […]
Among other daily routine tasks, shipping lines and freight forwarders have to set up and manage pricing for their services. They also prepare and send offers to their customers. The industry is known for being quite complicated and slow in this respect, but there are important reasons why. Transportation Costs Let’s take a look at this aspect […]
WHAT IS CPQ? CPQ stands for Configure – Price – Quote. It’s a process which offers the best way to generate sales offer when it comes to complex products and services – like container shipping, for example. CPQ software helps sales teams to generate accurate sales quotes, gives visibility of the latest product and pricing information, […]
KISS is the acronym which stands for simplicity. There are couple of interpretations of KISS meaning, which you can find on the Internet, for instance: “Keep it short and simple” “Keep it simple, stupid” “Keep it simple and straightforward” The Principle was formulated by Kelly Johnson in the middle of the 20th century. It is […]
Over 100 years ago Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist and sociologist, noticed a few recurring distribution patterns and discovered that 80% of results come from 20% of causes. This phenomenon was called the Pareto Principle or the 80/20 Rule. For example: 80% of sales revenue comes from 20% of clients 80% of traffic comes in […]
