Airfreight contracts begin to reflect threat of a Q4 capacity crunch
“Capacity will be king in Q4,” said one forwarder at the recent CNS Partnership event ...
An interesting article from Global Trade looks at why shipping line customers switch loyalties. It will come as no surprise that – even in these dark days of low rates – price is the top factor. If existing suppliers can’t offer the low pricing already in the market, customers will find someone who can. But, warns this article, rock-bottom pricing could lead to cargo being rolled, just for the sake of a few hundred dollars. Risk management and trust were factors too, according to the Xeneta survey.
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