Important Industry News! We appreciate your continued business and want to ensure you are kept up to date with upcoming changes that will go into effect January 1, 2020. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires that all ocean vessels reduce their sulfur emissions by over 80%, in order to improve air quality and reduce ocean…
Fortunately, the recent Hurricane Dorian did not damage CFR's Miami facility or our customers' cars and cargo. But as we all know, the people in the Bahamas suffered greatly. A Helping Hand In partnership with Mahindra Automotive North America, Global X Sports, and the CSX Railroad, CFR is donating all of its logistics services to…
Automotive Logistics, the leading resource for global automotive logistics news, recently released an in-depth article on Containerization. While Ro-Ro is the traditional method of shipping finished vehicles, containerization is becoming increasingly viable as the automotive industry decentralizes and introduces more EVs. As a leading international logistics provider, CFR Classic’ expertise lies in shipping cars in…
CFR Co-owner, Christoph Seitz, discusses with VONIGO electric and self-driving trucks and their possible effects on the shipping and moving industries. CFR recently purchased five Tesla Motors electric semi-trucks and is at the forefront of this shift in the industry. “Consumers are becoming more and more comfortable with the idea of letting a car do…
Hurricane season has officially commenced¹ and the National Hurricane Center has already issued a hurricane warning for the coast of Louisiana². One of the industries most affected by sudden violent weather patterns is the shipping logistics industry. With as many as 6,000,000 shipping containers on the ocean at a time, it’s no surprise that an…
CFR Classic was recently awarded with a Transport Innovation Award at this year’s Automotive Logistics Awards – Europe. The awards, now in their second year, were presented during a ceremony at the Kesselhaus at Motorworld, as part of the 2019 Automotive Logistics Munich conference. The awards served to recognize proven innovation and excellence throughout the…
VONIGO is a developer of intuitive, cloud-based and mobile suite of business applications. In response to a recent Forbes article stating that the $12B annual moving industry is among seven industries ripe for disruption - They asked businesses that are already disrupting the status quo in the moving and shipping industry: Who will be first…