UTi finally sees airfreight momentum in first quarter

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Earlier this month, UTi Worldwide posted an 8% fall in its 2014 first quarter gross revenues. This article gives a fairly thorough analysis of UTi’s position, showing that contraction and pricing pressure were major factors ? but that airfreight tonnage, while weak, grew 3% in April. A useful comparison if you’re in the forwarding or logistics services business.