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Freightos on verge of creating a ‘digital revolution’ for international shipping industry: Dr. Zvi Schreiber
VIEW ARTICLEJetBlue Cargo, operated by AeroNex Cargo to go the digital route for US forwarders via WebCargo
VIEW ARTICLEShipping Platform Freightos Goes Public in SPAC Deal
VIEW ARTICLEJerusalem’s Freightos To Go Public In $500 Million SPAC Merger
VIEW ARTICLEGlobal shipping costs are returning to pre-pandemic levels
VIEW ARTICLE2022 In the News
MAGGIE PAGANO: Peak inflation may have passed but Government still has much to do to restore confidence
VIEW ARTICLEHoliday Anxiety Is Peaking at US Local Shops Worried About Demand
VIEW ARTICLEConsumer demand may halt declining shipping container prices, experts say
VIEW ARTICLEBook and Pay Experience Transforming Global Logistics
VIEW ARTICLEOcean freight rates are down, so why aren’t prices on shelves dropping?
VIEW ARTICLEHow forwarders are looking at the future
VIEW ARTICLEHedging contracts in supply-chain chaos
VIEW ARTICLE100 days to Christmas: Deals start early as supply chain eases
VIEW ARTICLEBiden Maneuvers to Try to Avoid Devastating Rail Strike
VIEW ARTICLESavannah port tackles data visibility with new terminal operating system
VIEW ARTICLEShipping rates plunge as experts say ‘unprecedented’ boom has peaked
VIEW ARTICLEEconomic Research: Emerging Markets Real-Time Data: Mixed Picture Amid Higher Prices And Tighter Financial Conditions
VIEW ARTICLEOcean Shipping Rates Have Plunged 60% This Year
VIEW ARTICLEOne chart shows where your spending power is dwindling the fastest in the world’s biggest economies from the US to Japan
VIEW ARTICLEIf Factories Don’t Return to US Now, They Never Will
VIEW ARTICLEZIM Integrated: Not Quite 40% Yield, Yet Uber-Profitable And Undervalued
VIEW ARTICLEInstant booking is competitive necessity for forwarders, says Freightos CEO
VIEW ARTICLEWorkers at Britain’s Peel Port vote to strike
VIEW ARTICLEInflation Slows as Economy Cools, Offering a Reprieve
VIEW ARTICLEAir freight demand grows even as supply bottlenecks ease
VIEW ARTICLESupply chain: ‘We are seeing more shifts’ to America’s East Coast
VIEW ARTICLEThere are 3 major signs inflation may have peaked — but they don’t mean things are going to get cheaper right away
VIEW ARTICLEShipping costs head back to earth
VIEW ARTICLEContainer freight rates weaken as demand starts to drop
VIEW ARTICLEThere’s a massive pile-up of car, furniture exports bound for U.S. and it’s spreading across European ports
VIEW ARTICLEShock for carriers as spot rates fall below long-term contract prices
VIEW ARTICLEContainer spot rates duck below long-term rates on the transpacific
VIEW ARTICLESouth American cargo airline joins Freightos e-booking platform
VIEW ARTICLEInflation Cuts Online Fashion Down to Size
VIEW ARTICLEFreightos goes live with digital forwarder, airline payments on WebCargo
VIEW ARTICLEShanghai lockdown exposes global supply chain strains
VIEW ARTICLEFreightos launches carbon calculator
VIEW ARTICLEWe’ve reached a tipping point in adoption of air cargo digitalization
VIEW ARTICLEAirfreight forwarders still rely on the spot market, despite controlling capacity
VIEW ARTICLEEconomic chaos from China forces British companies to reshape supply chains
VIEW ARTICLEShanghai’s Plan to Reboot the Supply Chain Will Hit Workers Hardest
VIEW ARTICLEShanghai port congestion grows as lockdown continues
VIEW ARTICLECarriers using digital tools to broaden shipper reach: Freightos
VIEW ARTICLE45 cities in China are in some sort of COVID lockdown. Here’s the toll that’s taking
VIEW ARTICLEChinese carriers are shipping more empty containers than full ones out of U.S. West Coast ports
VIEW ARTICLELockdowns in Shanghai and other Chinese cities pose a growing threat to the economy
VIEW ARTICLEThe Pandemic’s Nerd Celebrities
VIEW ARTICLELockdowns in China Block Truck Shipments and Close Factories
VIEW ARTICLEHow Bad Are Supply-Chain Delays? So Bad That Companies Are Already Placing Holiday Orders
VIEW ARTICLEThis Is What Happens When Globalization Breaks Down
VIEW ARTICLEMoney Talks: War of Interdependence
VIEW ARTICLEHere’s how the new Covid lockdowns in China are impacting the global supply chain
VIEW ARTICLEBrace for delays to your Amazon and Walmart orders, trade official warns
VIEW ARTICLEChina shutdowns threaten supply chain
VIEW ARTICLEThe five charts that tell you why your shopping is going to cost more
VIEW ARTICLEHow the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening shipping snarls and pushing up freight rates
VIEW ARTICLEUkraine conflict could send global shipping costs surging
VIEW ARTICLEPutin’s War in Ukraine Will Make Your Next Car Even More Expensive
VIEW ARTICLEFirst trade in container futures heralds new market
VIEW ARTICLEAmerican Airlines Cargo joins WebCargo booking platform
VIEW ARTICLEAmazon and Maersk are setting up a fight for the world’s supply chains
VIEW ARTICLEMajor Freight Forwarders Suspend Russia Services
VIEW ARTICLEFBX launch on CME
VIEW ARTICLEFACT SHEET: Lowering Prices and Leveling the Playing Field in Ocean Shipping
VIEW ARTICLEPandemic legacy: Israeli company transforms jets for cargo
VIEW ARTICLEGSCW chat: Freightos’ digital platform connects supply chain through data, pricing
VIEW ARTICLE‘Exceptionally challenging’: how rising shipping costs hit UK firms
VIEW ARTICLEHow Peloton fell prey to the ‘bullwhip effect’ after spending the past year building up its supply chain
VIEW ARTICLESeattle’s new ship terminal poised to unclog the West Coast supply chain backup
VIEW ARTICLEAir Canada is gearing up for a new phase of the pandemic
VIEW ARTICLE7LFreight becomes a part of Freightos Group
WebCargo, the world’s largest air cargo booking platform just got bigger.
VIEW ARTICLENew Studies Find Unprecedented Impact from Supply-Chain Turmoil
VIEW ARTICLEIntegrated Offerings – Massive Carriers To Become Giants
VIEW ARTICLEAll eyes on the Transpacific as container rates look set to rise again
VIEW ARTICLE2021 In the News
Redwood sees integrations as path through supply chain roadblocks
Journal of Commerce covers Redwoods Logistics integration with Freightos’ Freight-as-a-Service APIs.
VIEW ARTICLEDigital freight players aim for visibility amid container shipping crunch
Freightos Group CEO, Zvi Schreiber, is interviewed by TradeWinds on the digitzation of the freight industry.
VIEW ARTICLEShortages, not shipping costs, are driving up the price of holiday gifts
Quartz quoted Freightos research on increased price tags on consumer goods due to the increase in supplier freight costs.
VIEW ARTICLEAir freight takes off as companies try to dodge supply chain pain
Camilo Garcia, WebCargo executive, is quoted on the shift some businesses are making from ocean freight to air freight.
VIEW ARTICLEPress Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, November 19, 2021
Freightos data was quoted in the White House press briefing to illustrate the end of peak season.
VIEW ARTICLENo, the supply chain isn’t because American consumers are buying too much
This article by Freightos CMO, Eytan Buchman, expands on the current supply chain disruptions
VIEW ARTICLEDigital bookings revolutionize red-hot market for air freight
Bloomberg uses WebCargo’s advancement over the past year and a half as an example for how air cargo is embracing digitalization.
VIEW ARTICLEU.S. retailers suffer shortages before holiday season
Nikkei Asia quotes Freightos data that ocean freight costs have jumped more than 10X from pre-pandemic levels
VIEW ARTICLEOcean shipping rates fall but ports are still jammed
Freightos Head of Research, Judah Levine is quoted on the decline in freight rates.
VIEW ARTICLEAs supply lines strain, some corporations rewrite production playbook
As The Washington Post explore supply chain disruptions, the Freightos Baltic Index is cited as a data point for freight prices.
VIEW ARTICLEShips keep coming, pushing US port logjam and waits to records
Bloomberg references Freightos freight rate data, which is fivefold from last year.
VIEW ARTICLESupply chain disruptions continued to fuel price increases in October.
The New York Times cites Freightos data on transit times for freight as well as the increase in consumer pricing due to the increased cost of ocean freight.
VIEW ARTICLEHow your online shopping and COVID-19 clogged the supply chain
In this CNET interview with Freightos Group CEO, Zvi Schreiber, he explains the factors that led to the supply chain crisis and how it might end.
VIEW ARTICLELost in Transit: Major Delays Plague China-U.S. Shipping
Statista references Freightos group analysis and data in this article on shipping delays.
VIEW ARTICLEAnxious European importers turn to trucks to get Chinese goods
Nikkei Asia references Freightos Baltic Index elevated freight rates in exploring European imports from Asia.
VIEW ARTICLE100 Stranded Ships, 10-Week Delays And 8 Million Unmade Cars: A Look At America’s Supply Chain Woes
Freightos Data illustrates the steep increase in freight cost from October 2019 to October 2021 in the Forbes article.
VIEW ARTICLEWhat’s plaguing the American economy? According to the Fed, it’s shortages
The Economist compares current high freight rates provided by Freightos to freight rates from one year ago.
VIEW ARTICLEThe 4 things logistics experts are looking at to know when the supply chain crisis will end
Freightos Group CMO, Eytan Buchman, talks to Business Insider about the factors involved in the supply chain crisis.
VIEW ARTICLEPort Gridlock Stretches Supply Lines Thin in Blow for Economies
Judah Levine, Freightos Group Head of Research, explains to Bloomberg that even if supply stains ease in China, backlogs at US West Coast ports may persist
VIEW ARTICLEWill supply chain delays impact holiday shopping? Port of LA director says start buying now
ABC quotes Freightos data on the price of shipping a container from China to the US West Coast in October 2021 compared to October 2019.
VIEW ARTICLESupply chain crisis has voters on edge
Meet the Press compares 2021 and 2019 freight transit times, provided by Freightos
VIEW ARTICLEThe waiting game: where are the world’s worst port delays?
The Financial Times uses freight rates from the Freightos Baltic Index to illustrate how port backlogs are contributing to higher freight prices.
VIEW ARTICLEHow Biden plans to combat ‘longstanding weaknesses’ in American supply chain
A day after President Biden addressed the supply chain crisis, PBS quotes the Freightos Baltic Index prices from China to the US West Coast in explaining the factors leading to disruption.
VIEW ARTICLEFreightos Data launches Freightos Air Index
Freightos Data launches an air cargo index based on transactional air cargo prices to provide industry transparency and support decision making.
VIEW ARTICLEIt’s already too late to ship goods to the US in time for Christmas
Quartz uses Freightos data on door-to-door transit times to calculate whether importers can get customers holiday presents on time.
VIEW ARTICLEContainer shipping rates drift lower after a record-setting climb
Judah Levine, Freightos Group’s Head of Research, is quoted by Bloomberg on the softening of freight prices, as depicted by the Freightos Baltic Index.
VIEW ARTICLEFreight rates drop on popular shipping routes in sign that supply chains normalise soon
The Institute of Export & International Trade references Freightos data to signal the first drop in freight prices since August.
VIEW ARTICLEThe creative ways retailers are trying to sidestep shipping delays, from Home Depot flying in power tools to Coca-Cola chartering bulk vessels used for coal
Amid record-high container shipping rates, Business Insider explores how companies have adapted and cites Freightos on the tranditional price difference between ocean and air freight.
VIEW ARTICLEYou shopped like never before. The supply chain couldn't handle it
CNET references Freightos data compiled on lengthy transit times for ocean freight.
VIEW ARTICLEYou shopped like never before. The supply chain couldn’t handle it
CNET references Freightos data compiled on lengthy transit times for ocean freight.
VIEW ARTICLERising shipping costs are companies’ latest inflation riddle
As freight rates top $20,000, the Freightos Baltic Index is cited as being five times higher year on year and 14 times higher than the same time in 2019.
VIEW ARTICLEExecutives warn customers to brace for continued shortages and price hikes in 2022: 'I half-jokingly tell people, "Order your Christmas presents now"'
As freight rates peak, Freightos Group’s Head of Research, Judah Levine, tells Business Insider that shipping prices from Asia to the US are 500% higher year-on-year
VIEW ARTICLEExecutives warn customers to brace for continued shortages and price hikes in 2022: ‘I half-jokingly tell people, “Order your Christmas presents now”‘
As freight rates peak, Freightos Group’s Head of Research, Judah Levine, tells Business Insider that shipping prices from Asia to the US are 500% higher year-on-year
VIEW ARTICLEA perfect storm for container shipping
Freightos Group CMO, Eytan Buchman, is quoted by the Economist on the supply chain crisis and increased door-to-door shipping times.
VIEW ARTICLEFrench shipping line CMA CGM caps freight rates amid market turmoil
The Financial Times references historically high freight prices as recorded by Freightos Data.
VIEW ARTICLEHow the pandemic turned humble shipping containers into the hottest items on the planet
The Freightos Baltic Index spot rates across lanes are featured in this CNN article on shipping prices
VIEW ARTICLEOrder your Christmas presents now – the shipping crisis isn't ending anytime soon
Freightos Group CMO, Eytan Buchman breaks down the factors leading to the shipping crisis and how it might end.
VIEW ARTICLEOrder your Christmas presents now – the shipping crisis isn’t ending anytime soon
Freightos Group CMO, Eytan Buchman breaks down the factors leading to the shipping crisis and how it might end.
VIEW ARTICLEMazda shuts down plants as cargo flights from Shanghai dry up
As some airports in China are being impacted by COVID outbreaks, Freightwaves cites Freightos data showing that air freight rates have jumped 15% to 25% in the past week, double what they were a year ago.
VIEW ARTICLEWhat an adult tricycle says about the world’s bottleneck problems
The New York Times cites Freightos data for why certain ships would be more interested in sticking with more lucrative routes
VIEW ARTICLEWhat an adult tricycle says about the world's bottleneck problems
The New York Times cites Freightos data for why certain ships would be more interested in sticking with more lucrative routes
VIEW ARTICLEChinese ports choke over ‘zero tolerance’ COVID-19 policy
With COVID-related shutdowns impacting supply chains in China, Reuters refers to the record-high freight rates seen on the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX)
VIEW ARTICLEChinese ports choke over 'zero tolerance' COVID-19 policy
With COVID-related shutdowns impacting supply chains in China, Reuters refers to the record-high freight rates seen on the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX)
VIEW ARTICLEHow the global shipping crisis could ruin the holidays
The Freightos Baltic Index shows that freight prices are trending upwards due to the ongoing shipping crisis
VIEW ARTICLENingbo: Global supply fears as China partly shuts major port
Amid ongoing supply chain disruptions, Ninbgo’s partial shutdown leads the BBC to wonder how it will impact already sky high freight rates according to the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX)
VIEW ARTICLEChina’s zero-Covid policy is so strict that it shut down a whole shipping terminal after just one case
With the port of Ningbo shutting down due to a COVID outbreak, CNBC cites skyrocketing Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) rates as a byproduct of shipping delays this year.
VIEW ARTICLEChina's zero-Covid policy is so strict that it shut down a whole shipping terminal after just one case
With the port of Ningbo shutting down due to a COVID outbreak, CNBC cites skyrocketing Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) rates as a byproduct of shipping delays this year.
VIEW ARTICLEChina-US container shipping rates sail past 20,000 to record
Reuters cites Freightos data in regards to container spot prices having climbed 500% in one year
VIEW ARTICLEEL AL Cargo Accelerates Digital Air Cargo (DAC) Adoption via WebCargo
WebCargo offers more airline capacity to forwarders through EL AL partnership
VIEW ARTICLEOutlook: Shipping Container Rates To Remain Elevated Into 2022 As US Demand Outpaces Capacity
Freightos webinar panelists predict freight rates will remain elevated beyond Lunar New Year in 2022
VIEW ARTICLEThe CEO Of A Freight-Booking Company Explains The Reason Behind Shipping Delays
Business Insider quotes Freightos Group CEO, Zvi Schreiber on how a descrease in goods consumption could lead to an end in shipping delays
VIEW ARTICLEBiden Targets High Shipping Costs as Pandemic Ravages Global Supply Chains
The Washington Post cites FBX prices reaching historic highs this year due to pandemic-related causes, and how low rates have been in previous years
VIEW ARTICLE“Could Take A Few Years for Ships to Catch Up to Demand”
Catch Zvi Schreiber, the CEO of the Freightos Group, on Bloomberg’s “What’d You Miss” sounding off on the unprecedented spike in global freight demand, how it might end, and when exactly that will be.
VIEW ARTICLE"Could Take A Few Years for Ships to Catch Up to Demand"
Catch Zvi Schreiber, the CEO of the Freightos Group, on Bloomberg’s “What’d You Miss” sounding off on the unprecedented spike in global freight demand, how it might end, and when exactly that will be.
VIEW ARTICLEShipping Delays and Higher Rates Get Small Businesses Jammed Up
Freightos data shows shipping prices from China-US up 344% since Jan 2020, and prices from Asia-Europe up 130% since Jan 2021, greatly impacting small businesses.
VIEW ARTICLEU.S. Worker-Aid Plan Is Casualty as Trade Deal Fast-Track Ends
Freightos.com chart depicts the average increase in port-to-port transit time for freight booked on Freightos marketplace
VIEW ARTICLEThis is how the shipping crisis ends
Freightos Group CMO, Eytan Buchman, talks to Business Insider about the shipping container shortage crisis and skyrocketing ocean rates
VIEW ARTICLELaunch of Freightos white label platform means every forwarder can sell online now
Freightos Group CEO, Zvi Schreiber, was interviewed by The Loadstar on the launch of WebCargo Vista, a while label freight rate management and online sales portal
VIEW ARTICLEShipping stocks have notched triple-digit gains in 2021 as transport rates skyrocket
Freightos data reports an all-time high for spot freight rates amid shipping container disruptions
VIEW ARTICLESupply chain snafus could affect what’s available to you on Amazon Prime Day
A Freightos survey found that 75% of SMBs who sell on Amazon are experiencing supply chain disruptions
VIEW ARTICLESupply chain snafus could affect what's available to you on Amazon Prime Day
A Freightos survey found that 75% of SMBs who sell on Amazon are experiencing supply chain disruptions
VIEW ARTICLEHow ‘chaos’ in the shipping industry is choking the economy
Freightos data shows the cost of global freight has tripled since 2019, in this Planet Money explainer on how supply chain disruptions are impacting the economy.
VIEW ARTICLEHow 'chaos' in the shipping industry is choking the economy
Freightos data shows the cost of global freight has tripled since 2019, in this Planet Money explainer on how supply chain disruptions are impacting the economy.
VIEW ARTICLEFresh COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia disrupt global shipping, chip supply chain
With container shortages and delays, Freightos data highlights the freight rate jump by 63% since the beginning of the year and more than 3X year-over-year
VIEW ARTICLEMajor shipping firms warn of worsening congestion at China’s Yantian port
With a COVID outbreak at one of China’s busiest ports, Reuters cites Freightos data that container freight rates from China to Europe reached a record high
VIEW ARTICLEMajor shipping firms warn of worsening congestion at China's Yantian port
With a COVID outbreak at one of China’s busiest ports, Reuters cites Freightos data that container freight rates from China to Europe reached a record high
VIEW ARTICLENCA lists its capacity on WebCargo
Announcing Nippon Cargo Airlines as its newest partner, nearly 25% of global air cargo capacity is now available on WebCargo, up from 11.1% this time last year
VIEW ARTICLEVanguard turns to WebCargo for instant forwarder quoting
Vanguard Logistics has begun providing forwarder customers real-time access to LCL spot rates via WebCargo AcceleRate.
VIEW ARTICLESea change: global freight sails out of the digital dark ages
In an article on the digitalization of the freight industry, Reuters references WebCargo’s 20X increase of air cargo eBookings between March 2020 and March 2021
VIEW ARTICLETin prices soar on electronics demand, shipping trouble
The Wall Street Journal uses Freightos data to illustrate the impact of container shortages raising spot rates 3X higher year-over-year
VIEW ARTICLEGlobal ports grapple with backlog from Suez Canal blockage
Freightos data depicts how the container shortage, exacerbated by the Suez Canal blockage, is pushing freight rates higher
VIEW ARTICLEFreightos sees marketplace SOPs as path to curbing bad booking behavior
Freightos.com CEO, Ruthie Amaru talks to JOC about the 40-page standard operating procedures manual for buyers and sellers on the Freightos marketplace
VIEW ARTICLETurkish Cargo Joins WebCargo
In a further step for Digital Air Cargo, Turkish Cargo, one of the world’s largest airlines announces they are joining WebCargo
VIEW ARTICLEThe Fallout from the Suez Canal Ship is Coming to a Store Near You
Freightos research is used to explain how the Suez Canal block will impact everyday customers and shippers
VIEW ARTICLECarriers Rejected at Least $1.3 Billion in Potential U.S. Agricultural Exports from July to December
Freightos data is referenced in this article to illustrate the prohibitively high cost of shipping from China to the US as opposed to the other direction
VIEW ARTICLETwill, Freightos Launch Instant Container Quote Pilot
Freightos.com and Twill launch experiment aimed at smaller shippers to provide instant spot quote rates
VIEW ARTICLEHow Will Chinese New Year Impact The Global Supply Chain Bottleneck?
Freightos analyst, Judah Levine, is quoted on the cargo shortage and how the situation will look going forward
VIEW ARTICLEFreight-Cost Pain Intensifies as Pandemic Rocks Ocean Shipping
Freightos survey mention on small businesses increasing their prices in response to sky-high freight rates.
VIEW ARTICLEThe pandemic is making a mess of shipping from China
Eytan Buchman, CMO of Freightos, talks to Quartz about supply chain disruptions and rocketing freight rates caused by COVID
VIEW ARTICLEPandemic aftershocks overwhelm global supply lines
Freightos data is referenced in this article to highlight the extreme cost of shipping and how that reflects consumption during the pandemic.
VIEW ARTICLESupply bottlenecks are pushing up costs for manufacturers
A Freightos.com marketplace survey found that 77% of small businesses experienced supply chain difficulties due to the pandemic over the last six months, which impacts consumer prices.
VIEW ARTICLEQatar Airways joins WebCargo
Following a year where eBookings increased 10X, Qatar Airways Cargo – world’s largest cargo airline – announces eBookings will be available through WebCargo.
VIEW ARTICLEShipping costs quadruple to record highs on China-Europe ‘bottleneck’
Freightos data graphic illustrates how container freight rates have soared over the past year, and its impact on creating a bottleneck.
VIEW ARTICLEAlibaba’s Cainiao launches container booking service, cites global cargo woes
As Alibaba launches a container booking service, Reuters references Freightos data to contextualize the tumultuous moment in freight.
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