List of blanked transpac sailings grows as trade war heats up and demand cools
** EDITED AT 17:19 BST ON 09/04/25 TO INCLUDE COMMENT FROM ATLAS AIR, AND AT ...
Atlas Air is facing an epoch-defining moment today, the US-based cargo-only carrier banking on the continuation of the post-pandemic surge in e-commerce.
Following President Trump’s ending of the de minimis exemption, permitting the duty-free import of packages valued below $800, on exports from China and Hong Kong the price of non-US goods bought online from platforms like Shein and Temu will surge.
Martin Drew, chief strategy and transformation officer at Atlas Air, told The Loadstar the ...
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Rafiq Sumar
May 02, 2025 at 6:11 pmI would to engage Mr Drew’s on African market. I am sure he has great knowledge of Africa but I can work with him to put Atlas operation ex Kenya on the map.
Rafiq Sumar