News / Forwarders eye closer ties with smaller box lines as the 'trade gap' widens

Algeciras, Cadiz, Spain - June 24, 2021: Ships, containers and cranes in the commercial port of Algeciras, with the rock of Gibraltar in the background with a large cloud above

By Alexander Whiteman

06/11/2024

Forwarders are focusing on building improved relationships with smaller container lines amid deteriorating relationships with the largest operators.

Speaking to The Loadstar, multiple forwarders said Covid-19 had “permanently” upended the balance of power between the two sides , with increasing digitalisation further ...

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