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  • Red and yellow shipping container doors marked G11, G12, G13 and G7, with weight and capacity stencils
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    The Future of Carrier Alliances

    The alliance puzzle is solved for six of the world’s largest ocean carriers. Questions remain for MSC, THE Alliance, and carriers that operate independently.

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  • Woman speaks on stage beside a wooden airplane model against a red 'TPM24 S&P Global' backdrop.
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    4 Top Takeaways from TPM24

    TPM is the premier event to learn about the ocean freight industry and an RFP season milestone where it's decided how goods are moved around the world for the next year. Read our takeaways from TPM24.

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  • Worker drives a Toyota forklift branded Convoy of Hope moving shrink-wrapped pallets labeled flexport.org in a warehouse
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    Lifecycle of an aid shipment: How Flexport.org and Convoy of Hope’s partnership overcomes logistics challenges

    Flexport.org’s partnership with Convoy of Hope helps us overcome challenges facing a shipment of humanitarian aid. Follow a Ukraine aid shipment from start to finish to see the partnership in action.

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  • Two container ships at sea under a blue sky, seagulls flying, one bow facing the camera.
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    Don’t Be Fooled: Current Red Sea Disruption is Not a Resurgence of Covid-Era Bottlenecks

    While Red Sea disruptions continue, it’s important to remember this protracted situation isn’t the same as the Covid-era bottlenecks that shocked global supply chains

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  • Aerial view of turquoise ocean waves rolling onto a pale sandy beach
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    Flexport.org Expands Climate Offerings in 20233234234

    Flexport’s Climate programs help businesses measure, reduce, avoid, and offset transportation emissions. Read more about our efforts to help decarbonize the transportation sector in 2023.

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    Flexport Raises $260 Million from Shopify to Build the Leading End-to-End Global Logistics Technology Platform

    Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen shares news of $260 Million raised from Shopify

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  • Tugboat navigates the Suez Canal with cargo ships and sandy desert banks ahead
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    Global Ocean Carriers Halt Red Sea Transits – What to Expect

    Attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb strait have prompted some ocean carriers to halt vessel transits in the Suez, extending transit times for global shippers.

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  • Aerial rear view of a loaded container ship sailing through a bay flanked by green hills
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    Hapag-Lloyd & Maersk Announce the Gemini Cooperation

    Container shipping giants Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd announce the Gemini Cooperation, a new global alliance to begin in Feb 2025

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