News / “Extreme damage” in supply chain as US air freight feels affects

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By Alex Lennane

15/03/2011

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The sight of a lonely All Nippon Airways ULD, washed up at the badly hit Sendai Airport, speaks volumes. There are no words to express the sorrow one feels for the people of Japan.

And the repercussions will be felt throughout the world. According to the Seabury Global Trade Database, the biggest air freight market in and out of Japan is the US, which last year welcomed Japanese exports of 245,724 metric tons and sent 227,314 imports, followed by China, which ...

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