diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/booking-orders/booking-orders.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/booking-orders/booking-orders.service.ts
index 8eb258a88..da7fce027 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/booking-orders/booking-orders.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/booking-orders/booking-orders.service.ts
@@ -41,12 +41,54 @@ export class BookingOrdersService {
   ) {}
 
   /** Orders placed against a contract, with their lines and child booking. */
-  listByContract(contractBookingId: string): Promise<BookingOrder[]> {
-    return this.ordersRepository.findByContract(contractBookingId);
+  async listByContract(contractBookingId: string): Promise<BookingOrder[]> {
+    const orders = await this.ordersRepository.findByContract(contractBookingId);
+    await Promise.all(orders.map((o) => this.syncOrderFromChild(o)));
+    return orders;
   }
 
-  findById(id: string): Promise<BookingOrder | null> {
-    return this.ordersRepository.findById(id);
+  async findById(id: string): Promise<BookingOrder | null> {
+    const order = await this.ordersRepository.findById(id);
+    if (order) await this.syncOrderFromChild(order);
+    return order;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The order is a ledger row; the spawned child ONE_TIME booking is what
+   * actually moves through the workflow (clearance → marketing/ops accept →
+   * pay → allocate), exactly like a one-time booking. Nothing writes the order
+   * row after creation, so its stored status would stay 'PENDING' forever.
+   *
+   * Mirror the child onto the order whenever it is read: copy the child's
+   * status, schedulingStatus and trainScheduleId onto the order (mutating the
+   * in-memory instance the caller gets back), and persist that snapshot when it
+   * has drifted so list/detail views and any stored reporting stay in sync.
+   */
+  private async syncOrderFromChild(order: BookingOrder): Promise<void> {
+    const child = order.booking;
+    if (!child) return;
+
+    const nextStatus = child.status;
+    const nextScheduling = child.schedulingStatus;
+    const nextTrainScheduleId = child.trainScheduleId ?? null;
+
+    const drifted =
+      order.status !== nextStatus ||
+      order.schedulingStatus !== nextScheduling ||
+      (order.trainScheduleId ?? null) !== nextTrainScheduleId;
+
+    // Reflect the child onto the instance returned to the caller.
+    order.status = nextStatus;
+    order.schedulingStatus = nextScheduling;
+    order.trainScheduleId = nextTrainScheduleId;
+
+    if (drifted) {
+      await this.ordersRepository.update(order.id, {
+        status: nextStatus,
+        schedulingStatus: nextScheduling,
+        trainScheduleId: nextTrainScheduleId,
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/NewBookingPage.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/NewBookingPage.tsx
index 7b23d6b16..4061a6a89 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/NewBookingPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/NewBookingPage.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
   getRouteDirection,
   initialBookingFormValues,
   operationToProfileType,
+  operationToTradeDirection,
   stepFields,
   type BookingDocuments,
   type BookingFormValues,
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ export default function NewBookingPage() {
 
   const originYard = form.watch("originYard");
   const destinationYard = form.watch("destinationYard");
+  const operationType = form.watch("operationType");
 
   // The estimated shipment date lives in the Route step now; for general
   // contracts that date field is simply hidden there (the date is chosen per
@@ -298,9 +300,16 @@ export default function NewBookingPage() {
       (y) => y.id === destinationYard,
     );
 
-    const route = getRouteDirection(origin, destination);
-    return route;
-  }, [originYard, destinationYard]);
+    // Country-based derivation is authoritative when both yards are tagged, but
+    // returns null if a yard is unselected or lacks a country (e.g. intercity
+    // yards with no country set → DOMESTIC). The operation chosen in step 0 is
+    // the user's explicit intent, so fall back to it to guarantee a valid value
+    // and avoid posting tradeDirection: null (which the API rejects with @IsIn).
+    return (
+      getRouteDirection(origin, destination) ??
+      (operationType ? operationToTradeDirection(operationType) : null)
+    );
+  }, [originYard, destinationYard, operationType, referenceData]);
 
   // The company's onboarded profile types — drives which operations are offered
   // and which profile each operation stamps the booking to.
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/contract-ui.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/contract-ui.tsx
index 9f34ba745..4496a67a5 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/contract-ui.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/contracts/contract-ui.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,21 @@ export const CONTRACT_STATUS_CONFIG: Record<
   FULLY_EXECUTED: { label: "Awaiting Payment", color: "#9A6700", bg: "#FFF6E5" },
   CONTRACT_ACTIVE: { label: "Active", color: "#0A6F4D", bg: "#E7F6EE" },
   CONTRACT_CLOSED: { label: "Closed", color: "#6B7C8E", bg: "#EEF2F6" },
+  // Drawdown-order statuses, mirrored from the order's child booking as it moves
+  // through the same flow as a one-time booking (clearance → accept → pay →
+  // allocate). Reused by the order badge on ContractDetailPage.
+  PENDING: { label: "Pending", color: "#9A6700", bg: "#FFF6E5" },
+  AWAITING_DOCUMENTS: { label: "Awaiting Documents", color: "#9A6700", bg: "#FFF6E5" },
+  DOCUMENTS_UNDER_REVIEW: { label: "Documents Under Review", color: "#2E5B96", bg: "#EAF1FB" },
+  CLEARANCE_READY: { label: "Clearance Ready", color: "#0A6F4D", bg: "#E7F6EE" },
+  OPERATION_REQUEST_PENDING: { label: "Operation Review", color: "#9A6700", bg: "#FFF6E5" },
+  OPERATION_CHANGES_REQUESTED: { label: "Changes Requested", color: "#9A6700", bg: "#FFF6E5" },
+  OPERATION_PRICE_PENDING_CONFIRM: { label: "Confirm New Price", color: "#9A6700", bg: "#FFF6E5" },
+  ROAD_DISPATCH_PENDING: { label: "Awaiting Dispatch", color: "#9A6700", bg: "#FFF6E5" },
+  SELECTED_FOR_BATCH: { label: "Awaiting Payment", color: "#9A6700", bg: "#FFF6E5" },
+  PAID: { label: "Paid", color: "#0A6F4D", bg: "#E7F6EE" },
+  IN_TRANSIT: { label: "In Transit", color: "#2E5B96", bg: "#EAF1FB" },
+  COMPLETED: { label: "Completed", color: "#0A6F4D", bg: "#E7F6EE" },
   EXPIRED: { label: "Expired", color: "#B42318", bg: "#FEECEB" },
   CANCELLED: { label: "Cancelled", color: "#B42318", bg: "#FEECEB" },
   REJECTED: { label: "Rejected", color: "#B42318", bg: "#FEECEB" },