For forwarders, 'a hot Q4' will be all about controlling air cargo capacity
“Capacity is going to be king for the rest of 2024.” That’s the word from forwarders ...
WorldACD has done a deep dive into January and February’s air cargo figures – and the results are less optimistic than the carriers would like. Asia Pacific is a star performer: output grew 19%, year on year, in January and February together, by 14% versus 2019 and by 6% against “the bumper year, 2018”. But other regions have been “drastically different”, with South Asia, North Africa and Southern Africa all down 20% or more. WorldACD also points out that it is not all about Hong Kong and Shanghai – other origin cities saw 100% or more growth, including Nairobi, Los Angeles and Paris. Well worth a read and you can also download yield data here.
MSC Aries now bound for Iran, and crisis will be 'a catalyst for higher rates'
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Hong Kong drops out of world's top 10 busiest container ports
Iranian troops seize MSC box ship while Somali pirates net $5m ransom for bulker
Flexport is 'back on track' – now it needs to start growing again
Bottlenecks and price hikes as airlines now avoid Iran airspace
Capture of MSC Aries will further drive up Indian export costs
Iran may now pose a threat to multimodal supply chains via Dubai
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