Xeneta Blog

Introducing Xeneta Reports

Getting you the answers at the right time to drive continuous improvement. The logistics industry is complex and trying to think strategically about the supply chain given global events and their affe[...]

What's the Effect of Coronavirus on Air Cargo?

The Coronavirus is going full force with the Washington Post reported 14,840 new cases in a day along with 242 additional deaths. Reports of the problems in both air and ocean cargo shipments are now [...]

The Coronavirus & Box Rates

On January 30, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus “a public health emergency of international concern”, but did not recommend any trade or tourism restrictions. Tourism restriction[...]

Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI) Public Report: January 2020

Welcome to the first Xeneta Shipping Index Public Indices report of 2020. The year of of the rat is in full swing. With much anticipation entering the new year riding the new fuel regulation hype from[...]

[INFOGRAPHIC] 16 Questions That Keep Supply Chain Managers Up at Night

With so many things currently happening on the container shipping front, we bet supply chain and logistics managers are having a hard time focusing. There are are certainly many questions that keep su[...]

Product Update: New in Geohierarchy Structure

  Xeneta locations are collected in regions, which are themselves collected in broader regions. We refer to this organization of regions as the geo-hierarchy. The geo-hierarchy consists of multiple re[...]

Product Update: New Terminal Handling Charge Feature Release

The world of terminal handling charges (THC) can be complex. Many shippers have their own methodologies that make it quite difficult to provide one common solution to the market.

How to Lower Your Ocean Freight Costs

[INFOGRAPHIC] Top 10 Tips: How to Negotiate with Your Carriers

We want to provide key learnings on what you should know when negotiating your ocean freight rates with carriers. If you are currently in negotiations or just finishing up the negotiations, make sure [...]

How to Survive Ocean Freight RFP Season

It's that time of year again when many companies, are entering the ocean freight rate negotiation season. With the current market dynamics, changing global trade policies and new bunker fuel regulatio[...]