Air cargo spot rates hit 2024 peak, while Vietnam becomes a hotspot
Air cargo spot rates have risen to their highest level this year, despite the recent ...
With the earnings season in ocean/air freight/land opened by Panalpina last Wednesday, now all eyes are on Kuehne+Nagel’s (K+N) interim update, due tomorrow. We all expect more pain than joy for the leading freight forwarders (FF), particularly with regard to the performance of their air freight businesses – which, only 12 months ago or so was their top trade.
But to what extent is sluggish growth in air coming back to haunt the majors, and specifically K+N?
Background
The top FF players, all ...
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