Up in the air: where can air freight forwarders find value?
A concise, but interesting, piece on the air freight forwarding market from a McKinsey consultant due ...
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By Alex Lennane
It’s official. Air freight is having a good quarter – even a ‘peak’ season.
According to the Stifel Logistics Confidence Index, there is a “positive freight forwarding volume environment”, and confidence is up 3.8 points in October over last year.
Sea freight is faring less well, but the Index notes that “these trends are consistent with the holiday lead shipping times inherent in each mode”.
Confidence in air freight rose 0.8 points to 56.5 in October, with all lanes seeing increased activity, except ...
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