3PLs such as ocean freight brokers can rise to the challenge of messed up supply chains. This one, Freightos, is introducing a service that guarantees placement of a container on a specific vessel with a known departure date.
How much will shippers pay for this supply chain certainty?
Sam Chambers September 21, 2021
Freightos launches guaranteed container capacity service – Splash247
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