This start-up wants to be Flipkart of logistics
If there is one place that generates as many start-up ideas – if not so much in their execution – as Silicon Valley, it is India. And the latest to come out of the sub-continent’s hi-tech hotspots is...
View ArticleCogoport brings new transparency to ocean freight bookings in India
Mumbai-based logistics start-up Cogoport is bringing a new level of transparency to India’s ocean freight booking market, it claims. The online freight exchange offers price discovery and booking using...
View ArticleStart-up Boxnbiz targets India’s smaller forwarders for hi-tech logistics twist
Logistics start-up Boxnbiz Technologies is using India’s abundance of small freight forwarders to carry out its forwarding and brokerage operations, placing a new twist on the digital marketplace model...
View ArticleTech aims to turn supply chain logistics from a cost driver into a value driver
Door-to-door cargo marketplace FreightCrate Technologies is the latest Indian start-up offering price transparency and booking automation to logistics. The platform connects shippers with 25 “vetted”...
View ArticleCogoport expands online container booking platform to cover Chinese imports
Mumbai-based online freight marketplace Cogoport has launched inbound container bookings, following “huge demand” for Chinese imports. The platform previously offered only export bookings, providing...
View ArticleHow strong is the digital traction in container shipping?
Getting hard numbers about the take-up of digital services in container shipping – whether it is booking freight through neutral online platforms, or utilising digital-first freight forwarders – has...
View Article‘Working from home’ can be tricky for freight firms with ‘onsite-only’ tech
Forwarders and carriers are being stretched to the limit by lockdowns and quarantines sweeping the globe, forcing large-scale remote working and reduced resources. And Flemming Frost, president of...
View ArticleQuarantine and supply chain disruption spreads around the world
Supply chain disruption outside China continues to spread, alongside the number of quarantines taking place around the world. In South-east Asia, Vietnam will seal its border with Cambodia tonight,...
View ArticleCogoport expands services to reefer shipping for Indian perishables
Indian digital container shipping booking platform Cogoport has extended its services to reefer shipping for Indian perishables exporters and importers. India’s perishables trades have seen...
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