Large freight forwarders are ramping up their capabilities to digitize the quoting and selling processes, but many are still falling short of ideal, a study has found.

Mediterranean Shipping Company says it is strongly committed to the IMO’s enhanced low-sulphur regime, which it expects to cost the company some US$2 billion a year.

In October, AirBridge Cargo obtained its renewed CEIV Pharma badge as part of its plan to put a stronger emphasis on premium traffic. Fedor Novikov, deputy general director, special products, says the carrier’s pharma business climbed more than 20% in the first eight months of this year.

An alternative to same day deliveries is self-collection via drop-off locations, such as this one in a business park near Kuala Lumpur. One of the barriers to the development of the sector is the cash nature of much of the region’s economy.