20 posts tagged with “freight-forwarding”

FedEx and China Southern Air Logistics are deepening cooperation around Guangzhou, giving forwarders a timely signal to revisit Southeast Asia air cargo routing, cutoffs, and exception workflows.

UPS just closed its $1.6 billion acquisition of Andlauer Healthcare Group. DHL acquired Inmar. FedEx is pruning its forwarding network. Here's what the M&A wave means for your routing guides and carrier relationships.

International freight consolidators are being judged less by the cheapest quote and more by visibility, documents, exception control, and mode-switch readiness.

Mexico’s June 1 MVE enforcement deadline shifts customs value declaration risk onto importers. Forwarders need cleaner document workflows, exception control, and audit trails.

Port drayage is no longer a back-office trucking task. Appointment reliability, chassis visibility, demurrage control, and faster proof of delivery now shape the customer experience.

India freight and logistics is projected at $383.77B in 2026 and $592.36B by 2031. Here is what global forwarders need to operationalize now.

Freight forwarders are moving beyond capacity booking as tariffs, route disruption, air cargo constraints, and rate swings push shippers to demand control-tower services.

DHL Global Forwarding is adding dedicated Asia-U.S. heavy air cargo capacity in June. Forwarders should use the moment to formalize mode-switch rules across ocean, air, landed cost, exception approvals, and customer promise dates.

Freight forwarders are investing in visibility and AI, but too few are prioritizing cybersecurity and compliance as digital exposure grows across customs, portals, and partner APIs.

Shippers increasingly expect forwarders to deliver real visibility, faster quoting, and connected execution, but many providers still lag on core technology capabilities.