Air freight shippers and forwarders unable to lock in stable long-term pricing as market shifts to spot rates
Shippers and freight forwarders are losing the ability to negotiate and maintain annual air freight contracts as airlines gain pricing power in a tightening market. Companies are forced into expensive spot purchasing at volatile rates, making budgeting and cost forecasting impossible. Current contract structures fail to protect buyers when supply constraints shift market dynamics in favor of carriers.
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Annual air freight contracts are becoming increasingly difficult to sustain as market conditions shift decisively in favour of airlines and freight forwarders, according to Xeneta. During a webinar, Adi Šunj, Xeneta’s lead customer success manager, said the tightening market and a growing reliance o...
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Problem Details
- Category
- logistics
- Pain Keywords
- air freight pricing volatility, contract renegotiation, spot rate exposure, freight cost forecasting, carrier pricing power
- Signals Collected
- 1
- Created
- 2026-07-23 16:07