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(2 articles)Shipping & Freight
ModerateJun 22, 2026Freight Forwarders Under Pressure as Shipping Markets Normalize
The stabilization of global shipping markets is creating significant headwinds for freight forwarding companies as rate volatility declines and capacity returns to equilibrium. During the pandemic-era
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Shipping & Freight
High ImpactJun 22, 2026Freight Forwarders Squeezed as Shipping Markets Normalize
The global shipping industry is entering a critical inflection point as market normalization erodes the elevated freight rates that have sustained logistics provider profitability since 2021. Freight
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