Getting a Grip on the Chaos of Global Trade
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When is an Operating System More Than an Operating System?
Flexport is proud to announce the Operating System for Global Trade, a strategic operating model for freight forwarding formed of three core components: technology, infrastructure, and expertise.
How American Metalcraft serves up digital transformation with Flexport
With Flexport's modern freight forwarding platform, American Metalcraft's buying team has found the greater transparency into their in-transit inventory, enabling them to move quicker ‒ and smarter.
Impact of Petya Cybersecurity Attack on Businesses Shipping with Maersk
Yesterday, a ransomware attack hit a number of companies and government agencies in at least six countries. One of the companies affected was Maersk, the world’s largest ocean carrier. Maersk is one of many carriers we work with to move our clients’ ocean freight. Naturally,…
Rethinking Last-Mile Logistics: Deploying Swarms of Drones with Self-Driving Trucks
Bold new possibilities emerge when humans are taken out of the logistics equation. What if we combined swarms of delivery drones with self-driving trucks?
An Interview With Marc Levinson, Author of “The Box”
The Box details an innovation that logistically made possible globalization as we know it. Here's an interview with Marc Levinson, author of The Box.
The iPhone Case: How Companies Deliver When They’re Not Certain of Specs
Manufacturers rely on a mix of corporate intelligence, logistics bets, and luck to get iPhone cases on shelves as soon as a new phone is announced.
Too Fat to Fly: Why There’s No Cargo Version of the Airbus A380
Unlike the Boeing 747 and most popular passenger jets, the Airbus A380 has no cargo-only equivalent. Why don’t the economics work for the A380 freighter?