News / Ecommerce traffic will help ward off new threats to air cargo demand

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Volatility in the airfreight industry is likely to persist, warned forwarders this week, as a potential end to ocean freight disruption and new tariffs threaten to dampen demand.  

While Scan Global Logistics (SGL) noted that the air cargo sector achieved “unexpected” demand growth of 18% last year, it predicted that double-digit growth was not on the cards for 2025. 

“Airfreight demand is sustained by the prolonged Red Sea crisis,” explained the logistics provider, “and the recent news of a halt to ...