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European forwarders appear to be holding out some hope for a better second half to 2013, according to the latest figures from the Danske Bank Freight Forwarding Index.

While the overall index on volumes rose in August to 55 from 51 in July, optimism for later in the year is more buoyant, with forwarders indicating a rise to 63 in September and 71 in October.

Of course, there is an exception to this increased confidence in volumes. Any hope that air freight ...