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Overall cargo throughput at Canada’s Port of Vancouver increased 0.5% to a record 72.5 million metric tons by mid-year, authorities report. New services in digitized freight forwarding have taken notice.

Flexport Capital recently released a financing solution to help alleviate the working capital constraints caused by the U.S.-China tariffs. According to the company, a suite of trade finance solutions, Flexport Capital helps businesses – especially “fast-growing companies” – keep their capital working for them.

Here are four steps you can take now with your freight forwarder to navigate volatility for the year ahead.

Technology is driving the rapid evolution of business and global trade. It’s time for freight forwarding to change, too.

Analysts and logistics service providers agree that increasing protectionism and restrictions on trade can only hinder the free flow of goods between nations—and certainly can’t be in the interest of the global transport and logistics sector. European Trade and Logistics Report, Brexit implications, European Union Trade Report, Global Trade trends

In an effort to improve its air cargo service as capacity continues to tighten and rates escalate, the San Francisco-based forwarder Flexport is offering in-house air service on a 747-400F from Los Angeles to Hong Kong.

San Francisco-based Flexport announced late last week that it has closed a $110 million Series C funding round led by DST Global, and joined by existing investors including Founders Fund and Susa Ventures.

As it indicated in its previous report, data recently issued by San Francisco-based freight forwarding and customs brokerage services provider Flexport in its July 2017 Market Update continues to pinpoint the pairing of rising volumes and rates with Peak Season here.

San Francisco-based freight forwarding and customs brokerage services provider Flexport recently announced plans to open up a warehouse in close proximity to the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, effective next month.

Shipping anything internationally is a complicated series of steps, and the young shipping entrepreneur Ryan Petersen and his company Flexport are slashing those steps and helping clients find a faster, cheaper way to bring that package to your door.

In an increasingly interconnected world, where trade is a core component of economic activity, creating a more seamless global supply chain is now vital, however, a new generation of tech-savvy freight forwarders may be creating just the right amount of disruption the industry needs to improve synchronization.

Bigger ships could mean bigger paydays for commodity producers when the expanded Panama Canal opens today as they can utilize larger vessels more frequently to tap into fast growing Asia-Pacific consumer markets.

Amazon.com Inc's China arm has registered as an ocean freight forwarder, according to the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, a move that will give it more control over shipping products from Chinese factories to U.S. shoppers.