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Uncommon Growth for Forwarders

Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor | Feb 20, 2012 5:00AM GMT
The Journal of Commerce Magazine - News Story
In the wake of 2010’s capacity squeeze, ocean freight forwarders are consolidating service gains with shippers

For many years, non-vessel-operating common carriers were considered a stepchild of the maritime industry, but that ship turned around in 2010 when importers had trouble securing vessel space in the trans-Pacific. Importers turned to


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