Expect a shift in airfreight market as ecommerce changes tack
Airfreight shippers should expect to see market shifts as ecommerce players change strategies. While the ...
By Sam Whelan
The fleet of ‘pax-freighters’ deployed during the coronavirus crisis could be here to stay, shifting from PPE to more commercial cargo.
Clarence Cheng, founder of Hong Kong-based logistics group Janco, said there had been a “crazy rush” of charter flights and pax-freighters from China since April, with millions of tons of PPE carried all over the world.
“It seems rates have come down a bit, due to less demand in the current market,” said Mr Cheng. “And I believe the next round ...
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