News / Airfreight rates rising gently as ecommerce giants eye new tradelanes

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Global airfreight rates and volumes are rising gently – but confusion over US ecommerce rules and tariffs mean the data remains hard to read.

According to Rotate, there are 12 fewer daily freighter flights on the transpacific than pre-Chinese New Year, a 15% drop, or 24 aircraft. And charter carriers have cut the most flights, a reduction of 25%. 

As Tim van Leeuwen, head of consulting, noted: “If only this episode could have happened outside Chinese New Year and the flower season, ...