'Stable' Asia-Europe rates 'very different' to double-digit declines on transpacific
UPDATED: to included new Xeneta Asia-Europe freight rate data For the first time since the beginning ...
Forwarders and shippers are “feeling the pain” of a serious lack of air freight capacity in the market as rates soar on some lanes as high as $8.00 per kg.
There is “nowhere to turn”, said one Asia-Europe air freight forwarder, who reported a seven-to-ten-day backlog out of Asia.
“Rates ...
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Comment on this article
Nick Coverdale
November 09, 2017 at 2:49 pmif European importers can wait two weeks SEA AIR via Dubai ,we are taking bookings
mel perry
November 11, 2017 at 1:54 amspeculation, speculation, only idiots,
didn’t see this coming
Charles
November 16, 2017 at 6:04 pmThis is an every year occurrence. Peak Season, November through the first two weeks in December. Granted since the total upswing of eCommerce, the space is a little more limited. But these larger eCommerce companies like Amazon, have planned for this and are chartering their own planes, on top of the cargo planes they already own and partner with.
And some of these airlines also plan for this, they say space is limited, but in fact, they use this type of media hype to help them increase prices for space that has not been booked yet.
PLANNING PEOPLE… its all about planning..
Richard Wang
November 22, 2017 at 10:54 pmIts about time shippers pay the price as procurement & logistics are usually a targetted segment for companies to cut cost.
Without knowing what it costs to move freight from point A to point B, managers demands freight forwarders to slash rates. It was vicious for carriers the last few years as many carriers succumbed to such demands, without realizing the long term effects. This is the reality of a free market, so, its time to recoup previous years losses.
No qualms for shippers to pay high prices when they were demanding rates which were below costs.