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C.H. Robinson rolled out a new AI-driven forwarder matching engine inside its Navisphere platform, promising to cut ocean quote turnaround from 4 hours to under 12 minutes. The engine scores forwarders on price, lane history, on-time performance, and ESG metrics, and auto-routes to the top three bidders. Separately, BidBoardX added multimodal carriers — including rail, intermodal drayage, and short-sea — to the digital freight network, doubling the platform's carrier base. C.H. Robinson said the tool has lifted small/medium forwarder conversions by 22% in pilot; a full Europe launch is planned for Q4.