Airfreight rates ex-China 'loss-making', but hopes of a trade deal stay high
Despite “loss-making” airfreight rates offered for Hong Kong/China-US, Chinese forwarders seem optimistic that the trade ...
So IATA’s August figures are here, and while they note that the market remains strong for air cargo, IATA also warns it could soon all end. August saw global FTKs rise year-on-year 12.1%, and up from 10.9% in July. In seasonally adjusted terms, the FTK pick-up in August “strongly increased”. In fact, it was the largest rise since January. But, as ever, IATA likes to err on the side of pessimism. “While the upward seasonally adjusted FTK trend remains robust, the industry ...
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