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 ...
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By Alex Lennane
Air cargo spot rates have hit a new height in the first week of September, as the industry braces for transpacific-heavy demand in Q4.
Average global spot rates went up 6% in week 36, according to WorldACD, 30% higher than a year earlier. Asia-Pacific origin rose 6% week-on-week while the Middle East and south Asia went up 7% ? 41% and 101% higher year-on-year, respectively.
Contract rates also went up 3% week-on week, marking a 16% year-on-year rise – and 51% higher ...
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