Berthbell blog
Plain guides for small freight forwarders, with real numbers and sources.
Container schedule reliability fell to 49.9% in August 2026. What small forwarders can doSea-Intelligence puts global container schedule reliability at 49.9% for August 2026, the lowest since September 2022. What that means for a small forwarder and four steps to take.Exception management for freight forwarders: stop checking fifty ships by handA plain guide to exception management in freight forwarding: what counts as an exception, how to rank them, and a daily routine a small team can keep.Container tracking for small Indian freight forwarders: what to watch and what to skipIndia's biggest container gateway handled 8.17 million TEUs in FY2025-26. A practical guide for small Indian forwarders on what to track, which data is public, and the limits.