The focus on incorporating returns technology for retailers is driven by data showing that the cost for them to acquire new customers far exceeds the cost of retaining existing customers.
The development of the war-damaged Latakia International Container Terminal, which handles 95% of Syria’s containerized trade, is aimed at increasing the port’s handling capacity to 1 million TEUs.
The new service taps into the company’s networks in both countries and aims to streamline the customs clearance process for shippers.
Chief Commercial Officer Martin Schumacher recently told vendors their margins have been “artificially high” and warned that “those days are over.”
Chris Callieri will start in September, reporting directly to CEO Michelle Gass.
The data visibility company has long partnered with transportation management system providers to get broader access to shippers, but will now compete alongside those partners.
A sense of uncertainty — if not alarm — about future demand and tariff levels on China has slowed, and even paralyzed, some orders from small and medium-sized importers, four veteran forwarders told the Journal of Commerce.
A new method for billing for chassis usage involves GPS technology and geofencing, something TRAC hopes will encourage truckers and cargo owners to build a resilient fleet of equipment.
A spokesperson said the retailer is adjusting what operations it performs at the facility as it continues to evolve its supply chain.
The deal comes as freight marketplaces and solutions providers look to expand their services to offer carriers, shippers and brokers end-to-end platforms.
