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cargo.one:one delivers behind the scenes insights from the biggest names in the #logistics industry. In this popular series, cargo.one Founder & Co-CEO Moritz Claussen hosts rare and revealing chats with visionary leaders from the #multimodal logistics world, uncovering their most formative experiences and valuable tactics and advice. Learn everything they have to share!

In cargo.one:one Episode 20, we are joined by a dynamic and experienced #oceanfreight leader. Driving its global growth, Nikhil Malik is Chief Executive Officer of LCL consolidator Vanguard Logistics Services. Nikhil retraces his career in logistics, stepping across from the banking and private equity world to now helping to transform and elevate the LCL capacity market. 

In this episode, we hear Nikhil’s learnings from Wall Street and landmark global transactions, the lure of logistics, the value of LCL in global trade, the transformative power of digitalization and AI, his evolving leadership journey, and why the complexity of ocean freight is exactly where the biggest AI opportunity lies.

Discussing his commitment to enhancing ocean logistics, Nikhil says, “Logistics is really the physical infrastructure of globalization in a way…and it’s also an industry where relatively small operational improvements can create enormous value at scale. Resilience is not just about cost efficiency – you need visibility, flexibility, and alternative options…Ultimately our job is also to absorb as much of the complexity as possible so that our customers can focus on running their own businesses.”  

cargo.one helps #freightforwarders and #cargocarrier teams to thrive with AI driven procurement and sales in all markets. Check out how at www.cargo.one/blog

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cargo.one:one delivers behind the scenes insights from the biggest names in the #logistics industry. In this popular series, cargo.one Founder & Co-CEO Moritz Claussen hosts rare and revealing chats with visionary leaders from the #multimodal logistics world, uncovering their most formative experiences and valuable tactics and advice. Learn everything they have to share!

In cargo.one:one Episode 19, we are joined by an collaborative and inspirational #oceanfreight leader – Estefania Swaroski, VP of Ocean Procurement at Fracht Group. We explore Estefania’s fascinating 20 year journey in ocean freight, some of her best learnings from crafting ocean freight solutions, and what drives her huge passion for the industry.

In this episode, Estefania traces her career path and shares her family ties to shipping, early learnings from a mentor, how she analyzes volatile markets, why relationships alone no longer win shipments, and what AI is already changing in ocean forwarding.

Discussing the challenges and attractions of ocean logistics, Estefania admits: “Many times I joke saying that my job is to be a firefighter. When things can go wrong, they'll go wrong in logistics, and that's what makes our job really fun.”

cargo.one helps #freightforwarders and #cargocarrier teams to thrive with AI driven procurement and sales in all markets. Check out how at www.cargo.one/blog

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cargo.one:one delivers behind the scenes insights from the biggest names in the #logistics industry. In this popular series, cargo.one Founder & Co-CEO Moritz Claussen hosts rare and revealing chats with visionary leaders from the #multimodal logistics world, uncovering their most formative experiences and valuable tactics and advice. Learn everything they have to share!

In cargo.one:one Episode 18, we’re joined by industry sage, Brandon Fried, Executive Director of The Airforwarders Association. With over 40 years of learnings, Brandon represents the freight forwarding at a Government level, is an architect of new initiatives and standards, and a valuable lobbyist for industry issues.

Brandon explores his love for aviation, his journey into logistics, his perspectives on policy and Government, security threats, technology and AI, airport congestion, and his greatest wishes for the industry in the next decade. 

Reflecting on the vital role of freight forwarders in global trade, Brandon says: “We keep things moving. We keep economies going and we save lives. But the problem is that we don't get high enough in the tree to shout about it.”

cargo.one helps #freightforwarders and air and ocean carrier teams to thrive with AI-powered procurement and sales. Check out how at www.cargo.one/blog. 

With many exciting guests recorded for the series, stay tuned by subscribing today. Explore more at www.cargo.one

cargo.one:one delivers behind the scenes insights from the biggest names in the #logistics industry. In this popular series, cargo.one Founder & Co-CEO Moritz Claussen hosts rare and revealing chats with visionary leaders from the #multimodal logistics world, uncovering their most formative experiences and valuable tactics and advice. Learn everything they have to share!

In cargo.one:one Episode 17, Moritz is joined by Robert Van De Weg, CEO of Mexican carrier mas and a 35-year veteran of the #aircargo industry. Robert has led teams across combination carriers, full-freighter airlines, technology companies, and GSAs. Robert explores his accidental path into air cargo, what made KLM such a prolific training ground for senior industry leaders, the economics of a dedicated freighter airline versus a combination carrier, how mas uses the agility of a small team to navigate a volatile market, and what airlines need to get right when implementing AI.

Reflecting on why air cargo is so addictive, Robert says: “If you're used to the world being your playground, it will be very hard to go and work in a more regional or local context.”

cargo.one helps #freightforwarders and air and ocean carrier teams to thrive with AI-powered procurement and sales. Check out how at www.cargo.one/blog. 

With many exciting guests recorded for the series, stay tuned by subscribing today. Explore more at www.cargo.one

cargo.one:one delivers behind the scenes insights from the biggest names in the #logistics industry. In this popular series, cargo.one Founder & Co-CEO Moritz Claussen hosts rare and revealing chats with visionary leaders from the #multimodal logistics world, uncovering their most formative experiences and valuable tactics and advice. Learn everything they have to share!

In cargo.one:one Episode 16, we are joined by a passionate and highly experienced founder, technologist and ocean freight digital transformation expert. With over a decade of experience enhancing logistics workflows, Sebastian Cazajus is the Founder of Cargofive (recently acquired by cargo.one) and cargo.one’s own VP Ocean. 

Sebastian explores finding his entrepreneurial feet, his passion to bring digital transformation to ocean freight, the vast potential for AI in forwarding, and his advice to forwarders to enhance their workflows.

Discussing the progress of robust agentic AI workflows for processes like like rate procurement and management, quoting, booking, sales, and customer support, Sebastian advises: “AI is speeding up a lot of things…very soon it will be hard to out-compete a forwarder that is already running thousands of agents to the other that is relying on humans” 

cargo.one helps #freightforwarders and #cargocarrier teams to thrive with AI driven procurement and sales in all markets. Check out how at www.cargo.one/blog

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cargo.one:one delivers behind the scenes insights from the biggest names shaping the global air logistics industry. In this popular series, cargo.one Founder & Co-CEO Moritz Claussen hosts rare and revealing chats with visionary leaders from the #aircargo world, uncovering their most formative experiences and valuable tactics and advice. Learn everything they have to share!

In cargo.one:one Episode 15, we enjoy intelligent insights and thoughtful reflections from a well-respected, energetic and inspirational global airline leader – Jeffrey Van Haeften, SVP Cargo Commercial Worldwide at Emirates SkyCargo. With some 25 years experience as both a forwarder and a carrier, today he leads the commercial strategy for Emirates SkyCargo, and has a wealth of advice to share with us. 

Jeffrey explores his introduction to logistics and earliest roles, developing the forwarder mindset, learnings in carrier management and product development, secrets to out-performing the carrier market, areas of industry-leadership with Emirates SkyCargo, and his love for travel.

Reflecting upon how a carrier can deliver its customers the most value today, Jeffrey explains: “You're looking for more partnership working on solutions. So, meaning you become more like a consultant. It's not always about the lowest price. It's also finding the best solution, which also can save costs on the freight forwarder side.”

cargo.one helps #freightforwarders and #carrier teams to thrive with integrated digital procurment and sales infrastructure.

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cargo.one:one delivers behind the scenes insights from the biggest names shaping the global air logistics industry. In this popular series, cargo.one Founder & Co-CEO Moritz Claussen hosts rare and revealing chats with visionary leaders from the #aircargo world, uncovering their most formative experiences and valuable tactics and advice. Learn everything they have to share!

In cargo.one:one Episode 14, Moritz is joined by a well known, dynamic and experienced network builder – Carmen Rodriguez Paniagua, Group Head of Agent Network for Air & Sea at LEMAN. With diverse experience from law, fashion, ecommerce, and insights gathered in markets spanning Latin America to Asia, Carmen has a ton of professional insights and life advice to share. 

Carmen explores her legal studies and start in logistics, her learnings from seven years in China, the keys to building trust and successful collaborations, the power of agent networks, her thoughts on digitalization and AI, and her advice to young talent.

Reflecting upon the keys to high-performing collaborations, Carmen advises: “You need to put, of course, contracts in place and a lot of paperwork, right? That's logic. But also a plan of what you want to fulfill together…The cultural connection and the human connection is very important to develop that trust so you understand each other, you trust each other, and you put little steps in the right direction”. 

cargo.one helps #freightforwarders and #cargoairline teams to thrive with #digitalairfreight in all markets. Check out how at www.cargo.one/blog

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cargo.one:one delivers behind the scenes insights from the biggest names shaping the global air logistics industry. In this popular series, cargo.one Founder & Co-CEO Moritz Claussen hosts rare and revealing chats with visionary leaders from the #aircargo world, uncovering their most formative experiences and valuable tactics and advice. Learn everything they have to share!

In cargo.one:one Episode 13, we’re joined by a seasoned leader steering an industry giant – Henk Venema, EVP & Head of Global Airfreight at DHL Global Forwarding. With over 20 years of diverse logistics experience, he is a well known face on the European logistics scene, and a seasoned expert in crafting and delivering top class freight forwarding.

In one of his very first interviews in this new role, Henk explores his start in logistics, his undying love for airfreight, evolution in market needs, the fundamentals of great air forwarding service, the balance of economics and sustainability, potential with AI, and his learnings about leadership.

Reflecting upon the potentials for AI in enhancing air logistics, Henk says: “I could not be doing this job if I would not be a fan of digitization, to be very honest…Freight forwarding, same as many service industries, is also still a people's business. But then let's make sure that we use the people where we can really deploy them where they are best and that is in interaction with other people. And let AI do the stuff.” 

cargo.one helps #freightforwarders and #cargoairline teams to thrive with #digitalairfreight in all markets. Check out how at www.cargo.one/blog

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cargo.one:one gives you behind the scenes insights from the leaders shaping the global air logistics industry. In this popular series, cargo.one Founder & Co-CEO Moritz Claussen hosts rare and revealing chats with visionaries from the #aircargo world, uncovering their most formative experiences and valuable tactics and advice. Learn everything they have to share!

In cargo.one:one Episode 12, we’re joined by the energetic, insightful and inspiring Jason Berry,  Chief Operating Officer of Alaska Airlines, and EVP of Cargo at Alaska Air Group. With some 30 years of experience across cargo, handling and passenger operations, Jason explores his start out on the ramp, his learning every corner of cargo operations, contrasts with the passenger world, reinventions during COVID, the customer service ethic, motivating large teams, and his ambitions for the air freight of tomorrow. 

Reflecting upon the future advancement of the industry, Jason says: “We've got to find ways to run sustainable businesses that are predictable and bring for our customers – the freight forwarders and the shipping public – a mode of transport that is reliable, dependable and hits its targets.”

cargo.one helps #freightforwarders and #cargoairline teams to thrive with #digitalairfreight in all markets. Check out how at www.cargo.one/blog

With many exciting guests recorded for the series, stay tuned by subscribing today.

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cargo.one:one gives you behind the scenes insights from the leaders shaping the global air logistics industry. In this popular series, cargo.one Founder & Co-CEO Moritz Claussen hosts rare and revealing chats with visionaries from the #aircargo world, uncovering their most formative experiences and valuable tactics and advice. Learn everything they have to share!

In cargo.one:one Episode 11, we hear from a talented and dynamic air freight leader from a new generation – Chris Bode, VP Global Air Freight at Rhenus Logistics. Sharing a diverse range of experiences and his analytical thinking, Chris explores how and why he first entered logistics, his early experiences with #roadfreight, his approach to operational enhancement, his passion for #logisticstech, and his best advice for young talent.

Reflecting upon the importance of focus and an entrepreneurial mindset in teams, Chris says: “With entrepreneurship, I specifically mean that you have drive and that you also want to take full ownership – how can I invest my time to create value in the organization and really start changing things?”

cargo.one helps #freightforwarders and #cargoairline teams to thrive with #digitalairfreight in all markets. Check out how at www.cargo.one/blog

With many exciting guests recorded for the series, stay tuned by subscribing today.

Explore more at www.cargo.one