Cross-border ecommerce continues to dominate air cargo markets 

Ecommerce continues to be air cargo’s star performer, dominating China’s export market and absorbing capacity to Europe and the US, according to a senior industry executive. 

“The overall market in 2024 so far has produced decent growth in general cargo [+3%], complemented by a heavy surge in ecommerce business driven by the new Chinese market entrants,” Geodis’s EVP freight forwarding, Eric Martin-Neuville, told The Loadstar. 

“This has led to global growth of approximately 10%, significantly above the various forecasts. Capacity has continued ...