Freight to the Point

This month, Anne Sophie Fribourg, Zencargo's VP of Global Ocean Freight and Catia Fernandes, Zencargo's Head of Trade Asia and IPAK - Europe and Intra-Europe, hosted a webinar on ‘Rates: Our insights after Chinese New Year”.  In the webinar they explored: Their observations post Chinese New Year How shippers should approach contract negotiations and tender strategies Predictions on the o...

How should shippers collaborate with their freight forwarders? “Shippers need to work in a partnership mode rather than a purchase mode with their freight forwarder. The main failure is that shippers are looking into transportation as a purchase service.” In the latest episode of Freight to the Point, we’ve featured Okyay Oztugran, VP of Supply Chain Europe at Spreetail. Spreetail is an e-commerce...

In the latest episode of Freight to the Point, we’ve featured our most recent webinar, recorded on 10th January on the Red Sea Crisis. Carriers have suspended vessels from passing through the Bab al-Mandab strait after the recent attacks by the Houthis which has had implications for the shipping industry.  Our experts, Anne-Sophie Fribourg, VP of Ocean and Catia Fernandes, Head of Trade Asia and I...

In the most recent instalment of Freight to the Point, Lucie Phillips, Zencargo's Chief Operations Officer, engages in a discussion with Nicolas Vandeput, the CEO and Founder of SupChains, a company which specialises in demand forecasting and inventory optimisation. In this conversation, they delve into the significance of demand forecasting in supply chains and the potential it holds when co...

As we prepare for the year ahead, it's crucial to consider the three pillars that will shape the freight industry in 2024: competitiveness in rates, quality of service, and sustainability. In our most recent episode of Freight to the Point, we’ve featured our most recent webinar, “Rates: What’s next for 2024?” which explores rate strategies going into 2024.  Zencargo experts Anne-Sophie Fribo...

To make the right changes in an organisation, it's crucial to attract the right talent, and diversity plays a significant role in achieving this.  Diverse teams bring together people with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, which leads to innovation, creativity, and better decision-making.  Tune into the latest Freight to the Point episode as we’ve featured a Navigate sessio...

What steps can we take to cultivate the next generation of supply chain leaders? “So it's about positioning the sector as one that is evolving, but that you can evolve with it” In this week’s episode of Freight to the Point, Bethany Windsor, Interim Director of Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management at the CILT, joins Alex Hersham, CEO and Co-Founder at Zencargo to uncover how to...

“And it's like a marriage, it takes some effort to maintain the relationship. It's about compromise and trust.” As the business landscape is constantly evolving, companies are increasingly recognising the need to build resilient supply chains to withstand disruptions.   Alex Hersham, Zencargo’s CEO and Co-Founder is joined by Frederic Gomer, Managing Partner of B2G Consulting, to talk ab...

“Digitalisation gives a retailer a platform to see their shipments from end-to-end, which drives a whole heap of benefits from data, but also to give them an ease of access to data and to shipment locations.” In our latest episode of Freight to the Point, Greg Tress, Logistics Operations Manager at MATCHES joins Alex Hersham, CEO and Co-founder at Zencargo on Freight to the Point to discuss how re...

As ChatGPT and other AI language models made significant progress this year, it has prompted all industries, including the supply chain, to think about how AI can drive efficiency.  In this podcast episode, Alex Hersham, Co-founder and CEO at Zencargo and Tamir Strauss, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Zencargo discuss the impact of AI on businesses and the supply chain. Tamir, who boasts a...

For Episode 62 of Freight to the Point, we’ve featured a great session from our webinar, ‘Mastering tender strategies: How to negotiate the best deals in shipping’ with Anne-Sophie Fribourg and Catia Fernandes from Zencargo.  Together they explore market trends, how shippers can negotiate the best deals in shipping and what to look for in a partner that can help you during negotiations.  They cove...

Join us for an exciting new episode of our Navigate series, fresh from our most recent session held just last week, “A balancing act: Is restocking on the horizon?”. Tune into industry experts Sam Greenhalgh, Chief Revenue Officer at Zencargo, Sigrún Gunnhildardóttir, Chief Product Officer at AGR and Okyay Oztugran, VP Supply Chain Europe as they explore when the potential restocking period will h...

In Episode 60 of Freight to the Point, we invited Jacob Nedergaard, CEO and Co-Founder of Qarma, which provides digital tools to help companies stay on top of quality and compliance in their supply chain.  In this episode, Alex Hersham, CEO at Zencargo and Jacob delve into:  Why quality is so important in the supply chain How technology can enable transparency in the supply chain The benefits of a...

Join us for an exciting new episode of our Navigate series, fresh from our most recent session held just last week, “The future of rates: Should you lock in long term?”. Tune into industry experts Niels Madsen and Anne-Sophie as they delve into the dynamic landscape of the ocean market, uncovering key insights on topics ranging from schedule reliability to GRIs (General Rate Increases). They cover...

Want to find out about our prediction for rate trends over the next couple of months? Then don’t miss out on the latest episode of Freight to the Point as Anne-Sophie Fribourg, VP of Ocean at Zencargo and Richard Fattal, Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder at Zencargo delve into the most recent updates on the ocean market.  They talk about: The developing situation in the Panama Canal Contract...

How has schedule reliability improved over the past year? What will happen to the market after the 2M split? These are some of the questions we’ve answered in our most recent episode of Freight to the Point.  In this episode, we take a deep dive into the current state of the ocean market and the challenges faced by the supply chain industry. As we reach the halfway point of the year, our guest, Ca...

“It all starts with creating a win-win scenario where you're aligned for a mutually beneficial outcome.” This week we’re bringing you some insights on the road industry as Ahmed El-Alfy is joined by Michael Starr, Overland Commercial Director at Zencargo.  Together they explore:  How road freight has changed since before the pandemic The main challenges for shippers How shippers and carriers...

“For us, when we talk about regeneration and regenerative impact, sustainability is no longer enough. And that's truly at the heart of what we believe as an organisation.” Tune into our latest episode of Freight to the Point as we’ve featured another Navigate session from February with Charlotte Pumford from Vivobarefoot on ‘Don’t forget about sustainability. It’s not going away.’ Together we...

Want to find out about our prediction for rate trends over the next couple of months? Then don’t miss out on the latest episode of Freight to the Point as Anne-Sophie Fribourg, VP of Ocean at Zencargo and Richard Fattal, Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder at Zencargo delve into the most recent updates on the ocean market.  They talk about: The development of the carrier industry over the past...

Schedule reliability has been a major talking point in the supply chain as shippers have struggled with blank sailings and schedule changes over the past few years. For this episode of Freight to the Point, we’ve invited Niels Madsen, VP of Product and Operations at Sea Intelligence, to talk about the operational challenges shippers have faced due to schedule reliability. Alongside Richard Fattal,...

“Now is a good time to engage in the conversation. Rates are at lower historical levels and it's a good time to be thinking in terms of contracting.” Long term or short term? That’s the question we’ve been hearing a lot around the rate market. Rates appear to be bottoming out so is now the time for shippers to finally lock in long term contracts? That’s what Richard Fattal, CCO and Co-Founder...

“Shippers are now shifting their focus from transactional price focused relationships and are more so looking for long term freight forwarding partners that align with their strategic business objectives” Disruptions have become the norm and shippers are no longer seeing the value of having a freight forwarder that just moves goods from A to B.  They want a partner that improves efficiencies in th...

“You can never completely avoid it. There will always be supply chain disruptions.” Even though China has lifted its zero-Covid policy which had a huge impact on labour shortages in the supply chain, it’s not over yet.  With demonstrations in France and port disruption in Europe and the US, labour shortages are still impacting the supply chain industry. So how do you navigate it? Join Ahmed El-Alf...

Is rate erosion easing? Are shippers leaning on the spot market too much? This is what we explore in our latest Ocean Update episode as Lucie Phillips and Richard Fattal talk about major events that have happened in the ocean market over the last month.  They discuss: Whether rates are bottoming out More updates from the 2M sailing schedules Industrial action across Europe.  Lucie Phillips Lucie i...

Are you still using manual processes and outdated systems to manage your supply chain?  If so, why?  Why not make the leap and invest in technologies and services that can help your supply chain work towards your business goals? This is what we explore in this week’s episode of Freight to the Point as we’ve featured another Navigate session. In this episode, Caroline Wainwright, Head of Strategic...