1.0UFL Grouphttps://ufreight.com/cnUFL Grouphttps://ufreight.com/cn/author/tung-ho/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9Gdq9Y6m3P"><a href="https://ufreight.com/cn/2026-some-thought-on-freight-planning/">2026: Some thought on freight planning</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ufreight.com/cn/2026-some-thought-on-freight-planning/embed/#?secret=9Gdq9Y6m3P" width="600" height="338" title="《 2026: Some thought on freight planning 》—UFL Group" data-secret="9Gdq9Y6m3P" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://ufreight.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script>https://ufreight.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/logistics_air_ocean.jpg1000562As 2026 begins, U-Freight delivers its thoughts how the issues that are affecting how freight planning is undertaken. Global freight and logistics is no longer operating in a cycle of disruption and recovery. Volatility has become permanent. What once appeared to be a succession of isolated shocks - pandemics, port congestion, trade disputes - has hardened into a structurally unstable operating environment. Geopolitical tension, the reconfiguration of trade policies, and persistent tariff uncertainty are now embedded features of global commerce, fundamentally changing how goods move and how risk must be managed. One of the clearest signs of this shift is the continued diversification of manufacturing and sourcing away from China. Supply chains are expanding across Southeast Asia, Africa, and Central and South America as companies work to reduce geographic concentration risk. While this redistribution creates new opportunities, it also reshapes traditional trade lanes and places strain on emerging infrastructure, capacity planning, and carrier reliability. Meanwhile, ongoing instability in critical corridors such as the Red Sea underscores how exposed global shipping remains to geopolitical flashpoints. Even when disruptions ease, the underlying vulnerability remains, driving longer transit times, fluctuating capacity, and sustained rate volatility.