Sea freight takes a bite out of air freight's perishable volumes

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Rising costs and shifting trade lane patterns towards sea freight and emerging markets are harming volumes in the air industry’s perishable goods sector.

Frank van Gelder, consultant of cool chain air freight projects at Adelantex told delegates at the recent Cool Logistics Global conference in Rotterdam that the variety of perishable products to be shipped by air would become more “limited” than previously expected.

The industry faces increasing costs overall and declining volumes. Rising costs for fuel, service operation and staff will ...