Selling Freight Forwarding Services

2 months ago I have posted the article Converting sales lead to order – forwarders tale. In this post I have tried to attract the attention of the forwarding community to an important but highly undervalued process. The process of sales.  As any process the process of sales has an input which . . . → Read More: Selling Freight Forwarding Services

Airfreight at a turning point?

Courtesy of Eyefortransport The International Air Transport Association has announced international traffic results for October, showing a 14.4% year-on-year increase for international freight.

According to IATA’s director general & CEO Giovanni Bisignani, growth is returning to a more normal pattern, with freight demand 1% above pre-crisis levels of early-2008.

“Where . . . → Read More: Airfreight at a turning point?

Airlines furious to Spanish Airspace closure

This is a reprint from Air Cargo Weekly Activities and Trends bulletin No49

The Association of European Airlines, which brings together 35 of Europe’s most important network carriers, has roundly condemned the circumstances which caused the paralysis of air traffic within, to and from Spain last week, as air traffic controllers walked . . . → Read More: Airlines furious to Spanish Airspace closure

Turners Shipping joins BDP network

Durban-based Turners Shipping joined the BDP Global Network on December 1st, and will be representing the logistics giant in Southern Africa.

Turner Group MD Conrad Cochrane-Murray said that membership of the network would be a great step forward for the country because it extends its reach to the 1,000 locations in 100 . . . → Read More: Turners Shipping joins BDP network

Strike in Portugal paralyzed the National Transport system

The 24 hours strike in Portugal of the workers from the public sector paralyzed the national transportation system.

Dozens of flights from and Lisabon and Oporto have been canceled or delayed when air traffic controlers and ground handling personnel joined the strike. As per unions all Portugal ports have been . . . → Read More: Strike in Portugal paralyzed the National Transport system

Freight and Logistics market needs new morning prayer

Mr. Georgi Minchev – Chairman NSBS

Below article is a translation of an interview taken in August 2010 from the Chairman of NSBS (Bulgarian Association for Freight Forwarding, Transport and Logistics) Mr. Georgi Minchev and was published at Logistika web magazine issue 6 / 2010

Logistika: Mr. Minchev how shall . . . → Read More: Freight and Logistics market needs new morning prayer

Security measures in air cargo transportation – over-reaction or necessity

“The threats of terrorism we face are serious and evolving,” Secretary Napolitano said of the new measures in a press release, “These security measures reflect our commitment to using current intelligence to stay ahead of adversaries-working closely with our international, federal, state, local and private sector partners every step of the way.”

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Shippers Voice on total scanning of the airfreight

According to Andrew Traill, managing partner of Shippers’ Voice, 100% scanning of airfreight would not only harm international trade, it would also be ineffective.

“Killing the air freight industry with draconian security procedures would be giving the terrorists a result they would long to see,” says Traill.

Traill says that . . . → Read More: Shippers Voice on total scanning of the airfreight

IATA calls for global coordinated cargo security

This post is a reprint from eyefortransport.com .  The issue is pretty serious that is why I copy/pasted it for further share. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on security regulators around the world to work together in addressing the challenges related to cargo security and data collection.

IATA also unveiled plans . . . → Read More: IATA calls for global coordinated cargo security

Marketing and Sales funnel in the freight forwarding

In previous post we have walked together with Sef through the whole marketing and sales process in freight forwarding. There are many articles about marketing and sales but only few if I can remember about marketing and sales in freight forwarding.  That is why I would like to deepen more on this. . . . → Read More: Marketing and Sales funnel in the freight forwarding