News / Air brokers struggle to find peak lift as shippers bid to avoid port congestion

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Port congestion is providing unprecedented opportunities for air charter brokers – but an absence of passengers is creating challenges in capacity as shippers gear up for peak season.

The head of cargo charters at Hunt & Palmer, Jamie Peters, told The Loadstar: “When it comes to moving cargo, forwarders and shippers are facing continuous issues.

“Everything is geared towards Q4 with expectations of a substantial peak period, but it is becoming impossible to locate any large aircraft capacity with less than one ...