The Stifel Nicolaus Logistics Confidence Index, a measure of European freight forwarder confidence, fell for the fifth straight month in September. “Survey respondents indicated that the current forwarding and logistics environment continues to track below normal expectations for this time of year, registering 40.6 vs. 41.5 last month, and compared with a benchmark neutral reading of 50.0,” Stifel Nicolaus said in a statement. “While the six-month outlook for both air and ocean fre...