However, logistics is viewed merely as a transportation industry, but is more complex and multi-layered than meets the eye. Faced with myriad challenges, the industry is making improvements to optimize operations, and drive efficiency, besides offering options of alternate carriers, different load points, and empty repositioning of containers.

L&ST brings to the fore challenges faced by the Logistics companies in this edition and how instability in sea freight rates, congestion at terminals, and shortage of containers on a daily basis, are hampering the industry’s progress. There is also the issue of attracting and nurturing skilled manpower for efficient handling of freight and creating a strong global workforce.
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