Shipping industry — the biggest business that you know nothing about.

Rose George, British journalist

Container Shipping – 90% of everything

17Oct Freight Rate Management, Simplicity & Efficiency 0

“Almost 90% 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 by Rose George   Rose George, a British journalist, spent months […]

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Why Do Freight Rates Change So Often?

5Oct Freight Rate Management, Freight Ratesheets & Tariffs, Simplicity & Efficiency 0

In the previous post “Pricing Challenge in Container Shipping” we mentioned that it’s not easy to structure freight tariffs and send instant freight quotes. The reason being the high complexity of the transportation costs: up to 25 variable charges plus the overall rate volatility caused by the supply and demand imbalance. Looking at the whole end to […]

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