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The Bill of Lading aka BoL or B/L is the most important shipping document that serves as a receipt of freight forwarding services. It works as a contract and a document of title between the carrier and the shipping company or freight forwarder. Over the last couple of years, the digitization of the freight forwarding…

The increasing competition from the multinationals, higher client expectations, and the need for seamless, visible, and more efficient operations are a few factors that are prompting independent freight forwarders to adopt digitization. The leading logistics companies are racing to digitize their core operations by replacing manual processes with automated ones. Additionally, at a time when…

The Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) back in 2013. The BRI is an infrastructural project of enormous proportion whose objective is to connect China to several economies across Europe, Asia, Africa, and beyond. The BRI entails two parts. The Belt- aims to recreate the ancient Silk Road land route…

Digital twin has come up as the latest technological trend in the transportation and logistics industry. IBM defines the digital twin as a ‘virtual representation of an object or system that spans its lifecycle, is updated from real-time data, and uses simulation, machine learning, and reasoning to help decision making.’ Although this might sound like…

When you need to find a logistics partner to handle your international cargoes, the sheer number of choices can be somewhat overwhelming. On the one hand, there are the big multinational firms while on the other hand there are independent freight forwarders offering specialty services at a cost-effective price. It is imperative for small logistics…

Customer needs should set the tone of your company’s strategy. Their demands must dictate your approach, which should include an effective plan to meet their demands. But nowadays there is something else to cope with, digital technology is transforming customer habits. Today, they expect content and services anytime, anywhere, and in any format or device…

The affordability and reliability of trains are the two most important reasons for the increasing popularity of moving freight via railways. Even though road transport still forms the most preferred mode of domestic freight movement, a large number of freight forwarders are choosing railways for moving their less urgent shipments. Apart from the cost-effectiveness of…

Every country comes with its particular set of rules and regulations which are implemented for controlling the import and export of items across borders. Customs has a major role to play in global commerce and the process of customs clearance is one of the most complicated aspects of international freight shipping. Independent freight forwarders need…

Enhancing the marketing outreach of your company is surely the first and foremost way of accomplishing the objectives of your organization. In today’s post we are going to share a number of tips which are going to help the independent freight forwarders bring about the much needed change in their business. 1. Do your market…

Independent freight forwarders are required to handle imported items from time to time and there are several things the freight forwarder has to be mindful about so as to prevent the shipment from getting stuck at a distant port/airport during its journey. Keep reading this post to find out 5 important tips you need to…