News / Fringe benefits to air freight throttle back as US west coast port congestion eases

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The impact on air freight from the west coast port congestion is beginning to ease off, although forwarders are reporting that capacity remains tight between Asia Pacific and the US.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach broke container volume records in March – the latter saw volumes rise 32%, while Los Angeles enjoyed a 17.3% rise as they work through the backlog of cargo.

But a senior European air freight forwarder told The Loadstar that air cargo was still benefiting ...