Global airfreight volumes blooming as flower shipments take off

Global air cargo tonnages have taken off again after three consecutive weeks of subdued volumes, but some countries in the Middle East are still experiencing a post-Ramadan downturn. WorldACD reported today ...

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News / Big Three US airline cargo revenues continue to shrink alongside margins and rates

Unveiling its numbers yesterday, American Airlines was the last of the Big Three US passenger ...

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News / Threat of rising oil price adds to frustration for crisis-hit supply chain chiefs

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News / Maersk claims West Med terminal congestion easing

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Global airfreight volumes blooming as flower shipments take off

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News / Trade growth getting stronger, but ocean freight rates stay flattish

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News / Rising costs of port congestion force surcharge by Asian feeder operators

News / The Loadstar Explains: Abandoned ships – and abandoned crews

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News / Big Three US airline cargo revenues continue to shrink alongside margins and rates

News / Threat of rising oil price adds to frustration for crisis-hit supply chain chiefs

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News / Demands for improvement to governance and transparency at UK freeports

News / Maersk claims West Med terminal congestion easing

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Global airfreight volumes blooming as flower shipments take off

Main News

News / Trade growth getting stronger, but ocean freight rates stay flattish

Ecommerce series / Cainiao: ecommerce is a happy journey for some

News / Rising costs of port congestion force surcharge by Asian feeder operators

News / The Loadstar Explains: Abandoned ships – and abandoned crews

Sponsored Post / No summer siesta for airfreight

News / Big Three US airline cargo revenues continue to shrink alongside margins and rates

News / Threat of rising oil price adds to frustration for crisis-hit supply chain chiefs

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Demands for improvement to governance and transparency at UK freeports

News / Maersk claims West Med terminal congestion easing

Most read news

News / Norfolk Southern uses earnings call to derail activist investor claims

Ecommerce series / Increasing scrutiny could stall rise of ecommerce platforms, as TikTok faces US ban

News / QR Cargo's new animal facility set to fly

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