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Logistics News 2026-09-28

Pre-Holiday Freight Rates: What Should Freight Forwarders Tell Clients?

On tightening lanes lock space early; on loosening lanes don't rush a long contract. Drewry held flat on 10 September, 47 blank sailings hit weeks 37-41, and Pudong airfreight ran +21.4% year on year.

Logistics News 2026-09-28

Your Freight Forwarder Website Turns Three — Why Zero Inquiry Calls?

Nine of ten times a forwarder website gets no inquiries because machines can't read it. This covers the indexing, word-matching, and handoff gates, plus a ten-minute self-test.

Logistics News 2026-09-28

GEO vs SEO for Freight Forwarders: Which Should You Do First?

SEO fights for a ranking; GEO fights to be the sentence AI reads out. This explains the downstream difference, which freight forwarders should do first, and a ten-minute self-test.

Logistics News 2026-09-28

International Logistics This Week: What Should Freight Forwarders Watch?

Five things forwarders should watch this week: capacity squeezed by orders and delays, conflicting lane signals, carriers moving ashore, air cargo past ten million tons, and new compliance rules — wit

Logistics News 2026-09-28

Why Do Freight Forwarders Buy AI Employees and Never Use Them? Enterprise Context

AI employees stall in freight forwarders when the company's own definitions are missing, not when the model is weak. Here's how to build enterprise context, and what a usable digital employee needs.

Logistics News 2026-09-28

Why Does Your Freight Forwarder Marketing Content Keep Going Silent?

Most freight forwarder content doesn't fail from a lack of writers but a lack of process. Four steps — topic inventory, production, a QC checklist, and distribution rules — turn daily publishing into

Logistics News 2026-09-28

How Much Can a Logistics Company Really Save With AI? Run These Three Numbers First

AI is not a discount button. The tool fee is just the tip; error correction and takeover eat profit. Which work to hand to AI and which to keep human, with case data.

Logistics News 2026-09-28

Peak Season, Fewer Sailings: US West Coast Capacity Down 10% — How Do I Ship My Cargo?

Maersk paused its TPX service and US West weekly capacity fell over 10%. Drewry counts 77 blank sailings in five weeks. How to time bookings and set quote validity.

Logistics News 2026-09-28

Carriers Are Becoming Freight Forwarders. What Advantage Do Small Forwarders Still Have?

Carriers are moving into forwarding, taking standard space and price-driven bookings. What they cannot take: judgment, response speed, and content assets. Three cards.

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