Pre-tariff rush of goods from US to China sees air rates soar, but not for long
Beijing’s decision to impose higher tariffs on US goods has led to a rush of ...
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By Alex Lennane
There’s been a flurry of August data; WorldACD showing air cargo volumes grew 2.3% in the month, while yields remained stable.
And accurate and on-time data reporting between forwarders and airlines, as measured by CargoiQ, the new Cargo2000, remained stable at 81%.
Meanwhile, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) saw August cargo traffic grow 2.5% to 5.39bn FTKs, down from July’s 3.9% growth rate. Air freight capacity in August grew 2.3%.
Interestingly, WorldACD also looked into a difference in reporting that saw IATA give ...
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