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Airfreight shippers looking to formalise their second-half spend have again slammed airline surcharges and their lack of transparency.

Looking at what is likely to affect their transport costs for the remainder of the year, shippers are frustrated and concerned that recent surcharge rises and methodology changes could have “significant cost impacts”.

The change to chargeable from actual weights has affected several industry sectors. One major healthcare shipper told The Loadstar: “As you can imagine, [it impacts] the healthcare business, particularly in medical ...