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Are Forwarders Gaining Pricing Power?

The biggest players are getting stronger. But the market is still wide open.

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Maritime Analytica
Oct 20, 2026
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Kuehne+Nagel’s CEO said something unusual.

His company now has more pricing power.

Yet DSV controls only 6% of the global market.

The top 20 forwarders together hold just 40%.

That hardly looks like a market controlled by a few.

For shippers, this matters in their next freight tender.

So where is the real pricing power?

Here are 5️⃣ signals behind it:


1️⃣ K+N says competition has changed

CEO Stefan Paul says only three large competitors remain.

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