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Airfreight rates are beginning to “soar”, according to one Chinese forwarder, and airfreight indices have shown decent growth since 1 October.

TAC Index data shows rates out of China to the US up 6%, and up 4.6% to Europe, in the past month – but, out ...

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  • Lewis Theloadstar

    November 01, 2023 at 7:05 pm

    I wonder how rates compare to previous years

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