Ruben Huber | October 12, 2020
Following the nobel prize win for economics for Paul Migrom and Robert B. Wilson for their work in auction theory, it was time to update our guide to freight marketplaces. One of the key trends for the future of our industry, that we see, remains „omnichannel“. Whereas our industry used to sell and buy mainly [...]
Ruben Huber | March 29, 2020
Facing the largest challenge of our time, as COVID-19 keeps spreading across the world and containment measures take a significant toll on consumer confidence, resulting in a demand drop across all key economies, we have summarised 5 key things that matter now! About OceanX OceanX is a non – exclusive global network of leading ocean [...]
Ruben Huber | December 26, 2019
Following a turbulent year 2019, what can we expect for the new year to bring at the dawn of this new decade? Several members have asked us for a summary of market views for 2020 and our own projections for the new year, this is what we have attempted to provide with below. Global economic [...]
Ruben Huber | July 18, 2019
During a case study on Differentiation vs. Commoditisation, that we did with Tri-Continent Master students at Tongji SEM earlier this year, one of the groups brought the expression of „High Touch Service“ into the shipping space. (Thanks to Nainika Sudheendra, Elisabet Vásquez, Nelli Wipp, Haden Wesley and Tianhua Yuan for that) Having spent quite some [...]
Ruben Huber | December 10, 2018
One of the key trends for the future of our industry, that we see, remains „omnichannel“. Whereas our industry used to sell and buy mainly through local and often relationship based sales channels, digitalisation does open new opportunities. Our guidance for members remains the same: while direct sales and a relationship with the ultimate customer, [...]