Freighter suspension plan at Mumbai Airport a disaster for perishables trade
Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) has announced a suspension of freighter operations from 16 August for ...
Ocean freight rates may have taken a temporary dip, but lockdown delays in China are increasing transit times on intra-Asia tradelanes.
Rakesh Pandit, CEO of Conbox Logistics in India, said freight rates from China had reduced over the last month, but transit times were a “major challenge”.
He told The Loadstar: “They have steadily increased over the past eight weeks, making things very unpredictable.
“Average transit from China to Nhava-Sheva and Mundra Port was between three or four weeks, but now the same ...
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