{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Indexing Freight Rates","description":"Unlike fixed-rate contracts, freight rate indexing ties the transport price to a pre-agreed reference index and recalibrates it automatically at defined intervals. Common benchmarks include diesel or bunker fuel indices and sector-specific cost indices. Shippers gain cost predictability through a known escalation mechanism; carriers and forwarders can recover increases in fuel, labour, or toll costs without renegotiating each contract individually. Indexation clauses are particularly prevalent i","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/indexing-freight-rates","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-24T07:39:50.775209","citation":"https://www.freightos.com/freight-resources/index-linked-freight-rates/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/indexing-freight-rates","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Indexing Freight Rates · Unlike fixed-rate contracts, freight rate indexing ties the transport price to a pre-agreed reference index and recalibrates it automatically at defined intervals. · Quelle: https://www.freightos.com/freight-resources/index-linked-freight-rates/"}