News / Ex-China e-commerce surge triggers air capacity squeeze and rate hike

A surge in e-commerce volumes out of China has triggered an air cargo capacity squeeze, leading to some consignments being transhipped to other points in Asia for on-forwarding to end-destinations such as the US and Europe, according to a major forwarder.

“We are hearing there are around 2,000 to 3,000 tonnes, maybe more, of e-commerce goods leaving Hong Kong every day,” Jan Kleine-Lasthues, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics’ COO airfreight, told The Loadstar.

The German group has a long-established presence in China, organising air ...