Heading into year three of the pandemic, survival can become the dominant instinct for freight forwarding companies paying soaring sea freight rates.

This is one of the sentiments expressed by SMEs, as freight costs remain high both in the spot market and more recently in long-term contracts with shippers with container lines, especially in developing countries.

An industry dominated by 10 big players is drawing more than the usual amount of regulatory scrutiny, and U.S. lawmakers are starting to take notice of container prices.

In this webinar, based on a White Paper by AlixPartners: The Impact of Shipping Companies’ Soaring Profits on Freight Forwarders; ECU360 delves deeper into the container shipping industry’s most profitable year yet and where it’s headed in 2022, as well as the impact on freight forwarders & the industry as a whole.

The webinar will highlight the thoughts & sentiments of the shipping companies across the following strategic topics:

1. Betterment of the industry,
2. Acquire new assets like containers, vessels,
3. Marketing channels to acquire direct shippers
4. Invest in their R&D.