## Company Profile Forway Shipping and Logistics Pvt Ltd — freight forwarder based in India. Provides international ocean and air freight forwarding, customs clearance, project logistics, warehousing, and door-to-door services. Likely mid-sized regional forwarder serving exporters in agri/food, manufacturing and e-commerce; website lists contact page but limited public scale metrics. Operates from India, handling containerised and consolidation shipments, with focus on reliable cross-border movement for SMEs and exporters. ## Pain Points 1) Schedule unreliability and blank sailings on India→Europe/US lanes (Red Sea/Hormuz impacts) leading to missed cut‑offs, contract penalties and ad‑hoc rebooking costs for exporters. 2) Inland congestion at JNPT/Mundra/ICDs and weak FMLM links causing detention/demurrage, missed perishable cut‑offs and unpredictable transit times. 3) Air‑freight spikes and limited contingency options for time‑sensitive agri exports (shrimp, spices) — exporters need an assured delivery channel that can flex between modes and routings. ## Intel Summary === Market events (India freight forwarding 2026) === - Severe gate and road congestion at JNPT; export containers missing 48-hour cut-offs for perishables; high inland dwell times at ICDs due to road congestion. Sources: Times of India, Drishti IAS, IndiaDataReport. - 25–30% of India’s containerised cargo still transshipped via foreign hubs (Colombo, Singapore); Vizhinjam seaport captured mainline calls shifting transshipment patterns. (Maritime Gateway, IndiaDataReport) - Inland terminal inefficiencies persist; DFCs and multimodal terminals are ramping but benefits unevenly distributed (IndianInfrastructure, KPMG). === Demand signals (Indian agri exports 2026) === - India remains major agri exporter but export controls on non-basmati rice and occasional MEPs have shifted buyer sourcing; buyers diversifying to Thailand/Vietnam/Pakistan. (IREF/APEDA signals) - Strong global demand for spices (chilli, turmeric) but buyers are origin-diversifying due to pesticide MRLs and price volatility; India still dominant for several spices. - Cashew and shrimp exporters face buyer diversification; shrimp prices pressured by Ecuador recovery. Logistics reliability is a differentiator; buyers willing to pay for steadier supply chains. === Problem framing (container capacity & rates 2026) === - Global fleet expansion creating overcapacity; carriers respond with blank sailings and network cuts causing schedule unreliability. - Red Sea/Strait of Hormuz crises (2023–2026) have forced rerouting via Cape or alternate Gulf ports, adding 7–12 days and costs; congestion at alternative transshipment hubs and road/green-corridor trucking around Gulf are emerging workarounds. - Air-freight rates spiked (India→US +60%, Europe +80%) as shippers shift modes for critical SKUs; exporters face planning horizon compression and higher freight volatility. Sources: Times of India, Maritime Gateway, IndiaDataReport, IndianInfrastructure, KPMG, UPS Supply Chain Outlook 2026, S&P Global, Supply & Demand Chain Executive, Reddit practitioner threads (exporters/freightforwarding), Wikipedia entries on regional events.