Change is inevitable in modern supply chain management, and risk management is essential to success.

An economic atmosphere of high competition among ocean carriers, in context with sizzling trade tensions between the U.S. and China means that industry players need to be on their game more than ever.

It's not very often we have guest posts in the Xeneta blog. With so many podcast series around, it's also not too often we run across one that shares interesting and inspiring knowledge about value-creating products. 

This is part 8 of the Xeneta 11-part FAQ series where we focused on key questions related to freight rate benchmarking and procurement. 

The buzz today is all about controlling ocean freight costs. Profit margins are under pressure, so it's important to know if your carrier is invoicing at the contracted rates, or if fuel surcharges are appearing mysteriously on their...

This is why supply chain analytics matters: Every day, every hour and every minute, countless packages and shipments are being moved around the world within never-ending flows of supply chains. These supply chains serve as the backbone...

Is it a question of price, of speed, of convenience, or of cargo safety? These are the questions shippers and forwarders consider when determining the choice between air and sea for freight transportation.

I am happy to share that Xeneta has been named a Gartner "Cool Vendor" 2018 in supply chain execution technologies. Gartner is a world renowned research institute and the creators of the "hype cycle mode" and the "Magic Quadrant".  

Though the concept of supply chain visibility (SCV) has existed for some time now, its applications and definition have undergone massive changes.

Owing largely to a period of global economic growth and overall consumption, air freight had a very profitable year in 2017.