News / Air cargo watches and waits as trade chaos creates 'slowbalisation'

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Air cargo is in a “wait-and-see moment”, as the industry tries to navigate through the chaos wrought by the US’s sweeping new tariff regime.

Changing trade rules have combined with geopolitical risks, creating a moment of unprecedented uncertainty, said trade facilitation programme officer at the International Trade Centre Alina Fetisova, at IATA’s World Cargo Symposium in Dubai today.

“We are witnessing a slower pace of growth, with the tariffs having put the industry in a wait-and-see moment,” said Ms Fetisova.

Noting that there ...