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Rejection rates remain high and bunker costs are rising. Carriers will maintain clear negotiating power in the global freight market in 2026 according to current SONAR market data.
Rising spot rates in container traffic on Asia-Europe and Trans-Pacific routes. The Hormuz conflict extends lead times and widens the gap between spot and contract rates.
US Trucking March 2026. Nearly 50 percent of flatbed requests are being declined. 20,000 fleets are missing from the market. Contract rates are rising for the first time in four years.
The Hormuz crisis drives bunker prices to a multi-year high. HSFO rises by 36.5%, VLSFO by 26.4%. Shipping companies respond with surcharges on freight rates.
The conflict in the Middle East is reducing global air freight capacity by over 20 percent. Major cargo hubs such as Dubai and Doha are heavily restricted.
India plans twenty new waterways and is strengthening road logistics. The aim is to reduce logistics costs and establish sustainable transport corridors.