diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/booking-journey.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/booking-journey.service.ts
index 50835d5b0..87e756ba6 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/booking-journey.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/booking-journey.service.ts
@@ -327,11 +327,19 @@ export class BookingJourneyService {
         RETURNING b.id, b.trade_direction`,
       [schedule.id, schedule.destinationStationId, now],
     );
-    // Intercity rows just completed — let a ONE_TIME contract close on delivery.
     for (const row of rows) {
+      // Intercity rows just completed — let a ONE_TIME contract close on delivery.
       if (row.trade_direction === 'DOMESTIC') {
         this.events.emit('booking.completed', { bookingId: row.id });
       }
+      // Same event the per-booking unloadBooking() path emits — WarehouseInventoryService
+      // listens for this to auto-create the warehouse_inventory row (import/intercity only,
+      // it filters EXPORT itself). The bulk SQL update above skipped this entirely, so
+      // bookings caught by this fallback never left "awaiting unload".
+      this.events.emit('booking.unloadedAtYard', {
+        bookingId: row.id,
+        tradeDirection: row.trade_direction,
+      });
     }
     return rows.map((r) => r.id);
   }