News / Ecommerce 'a double-edged sword' as airfreight fears a soft year

Air cargo volumes have rebounded partially since the Christmas slump – but indications suggest 2025 could be a soft year for freight. 

That is particularly true in ocean, which could have a knock-on effect on air cargo, especially if ecommerce tonnages are down.

In ocean, high retail inventories, the likely re-use of the Suez Canal, and significant amounts of capacity suggest this year “will be a buyers’ market”, shipper Alan Mctaggart, VP of global logistics at Techtronic Industries, told Freight Buyers ...