It is a fundamental pillar of global trade and a key piece in the supply chain of any offshore company that also operates outside its borders. International transport has become a fundamental piece of logistics and has a significant impact on prices, order delivery times or the environment, among many other factors. Because, if globalization implies transporting an increased number of products over greater distances, the optimal management of all the resources involved in this process will be crucial for the very survival of the company.
In this way, carrying out good logistics management is an advantage of international transport that will affect important aspects such as customer service and costs, including inventory management, order processing, transport freight, insurance, storage, handling, loading and unloading, packaging and documentation, which have an especially important impact on the final price of the product. But, also, hidden costs such as those associated with lost sales due to a bad consumer experience, delays, etc. Therefore, its impact is truly significant in the competitiveness of companies and their efficiency for the end customer. Having the right partners will shift the balance towards cost optimisation and logistics.
According to the annual report of the observatory of transport and logistics in Spain, drafted by the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA), international freight transport exhibited a growth in 2021 of 5.7% of tonnes compared to 2020. And a study by the consulting firm KPMG highlights the improvement in supply capacity, seriously damaged in 2020 by the pandemic, data that demonstrates the importance of international transport in the global supply chain.
Advantage in international transport
Access to new markets is one of the most important advantages in international transport, since it allows brands to get their products anywhere on the planet. But this requires knowing what means of transport are going to be used to optimise the supply chain to the maximum, what documentation is necessary for each country, the customs laws of each border, insurance, the most appropriate packaging, etc. Undoubtedly, points that require a greater professionalisation of the most international logistics operators.
Logisfashion, as an international logistics company, plays a very important role for our most global customers, to whom we offer an end-to-end value proposition with a “door to door” service tailored to each company, which includes efficient international transport for all types of industries and sectors, which we help to achieve greater benefits and lower operating costs.
In this way, as international freight forwarders we manage exports and imports safely and provide our customers with everything they need to access new markets. In addition, we have an exclusive forwarding and management platform that offers them important visibility and traceability of the entire process and allows them to monitor at all times the documentation, milestones and status of the operation.
Without forgetting that, within our commitment to reliability, transparency and security of logistics chains, we guarantee greater efficiency of their global logistics operations, managing their needs more efficiently thanks to the numerous international certifications we have, among which the Efficiency Network of the port of Barcelona, ISO 9001, IATA agents… and ourselves are part of the WCA.
Logisfashion is part of WCA Logistics
All our subsidiaries belong to WCA Logistics, the largest global network of agents formed by more than 11,900 forwarders in 195 countries (including logistics operators, freight forwarders, and other logistics service providers), who must meet strict requirements to be able to become members, something that allows us to offer high standards of quality, reliability and professionalism and who collaborate to provide integrated logistics solutions to customers around the world, including international transport.
Its objective is to offer highly efficient international logistics and transport services such as supply chain management, cargo consolidation, air, sea and land transport, warehousing and distribution logistics and other personalised services according to the needs of each client. In addition, it has a wide range of tools and resources to help its members improve their service capacity and compete in the global marketplace.
This step highlights our international growth strategy, which makes us look for the best partners where we do not have our own facilities, within a safe, professional and well-known environment.
