by Auke van Santen | Dec 28, 2017 | News lounge
So you’ve been asked to speak publicly. Feel free to sweat profusely, rifle through some $10 vocab words, pick out what you’ll wear, sweat some more. But first: Ask how much time you have to speak. “Organizers usually have an answer,” says linguist David Crystal in...
by Auke van Santen | Dec 20, 2017 | News lounge
Adoption of real-time, direct connections (including API connectivity) with carriers is growing exponentially in popularity – 3PLs and commercial shippers alike see the value in increased efficiency when it comes to something as business-critical as shipping. With...
by Auke van Santen | Dec 16, 2017 | News lounge
Ocean freight shipping is a massive industry. Almost any trade or business will have had contact with ocean freight shipping at one point. If you’re thinking about dipping your toes into the business world and are considering using ocean freight as your main mode of...
by Auke van Santen | Dec 14, 2017 | News lounge
(Reuters) – China’s COSCO Shipping took the top spot in the number of container liftings in the third quarter, overtaking Denmark’s Maersk Line for the first time, data from shipping consultancy Alphaliner showed. China’s government is pushing...