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It’s only anecdotal, but forwarders are reporting the likelihood of a quiet August in air freight.

Rates next month look set to fall, with prices currently being quoted by airlines at normal August rates, although some pockets of high prices remain.

Australia, for example, remains some three times higher than normal, said one forwarder, but China to Europe rates have fallen back. The transpacific remains relatively buoyant, but has, broadly speaking, followed the example of Europe by a few weeks, according to ...

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  • Peter Pan

    July 31, 2020 at 2:25 am

    Wishful thinking of some losers who cannot find business and apparently do not even have an action plan.