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Comment / The right strategic relationships are key to optimising successful supply chains

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News / Tight margins and insourcing the greatest threats forwarders face in a new era

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War and 'lack of trust' keeping shippers wary of long-term contracts

shipper-forwarder relations Headlines

News / Slow demand and overcapacity driving a forwarder 'race to the bottom'

News / FedEx price hikes: shippers, read small print or face an even bigger final bill

News / Maersk and Cargo iQ clash over how to buy air freight capacity

News / Legal ruling over forwarder T&Cs in emails may become a global precedent

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Forwarders aim for 'customer experience', but shippers want lower prices

Premium / Market Insight: Q&A with Eric Pilling: "Welcome to the forwarding jungle" – how to adapt, survive and thrive

Comment / The right strategic relationships are key to optimising successful supply chains

News / Tight margins and insourcing the greatest threats forwarders face in a new era

Recommends / Shift happens: shipping after Hanjin

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