News / A Christmas bonus for carriers as demand for air freight capacity 'goes crazy'

28/11/2017

Intense demand for air freight space has led to shippers opting for sea freight as a faster option.

Demand “has gone crazy” said one forwarder, citing a four-to-five-week wait for maindeck capacity from Europe to the US and Mexico.

“I’ve never seen anything like it.”

One source said carriers ...

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