Bangladesh, June 21 -- Gritz said the forwarding market hopes the deal will reduce supply chain disruption and bring a more stable operating environment. However, some of the toughest margin pressure tends to surface during the shift from volatility back to stability, not during the disruption itself.

He explained that customers often expect freight costs to drop quickly once geopolitical tensions ease, but forwarders may still carry elevated insurance premiums, higher fuel costs, and contractual commitments made during the volatile period.

When customer expectations shift faster than actual operating costs, the result tends to be margin compression rather than the margin recovery many anticipate, he added.

Gritz said procurement team...