Ocean freight is making waves, but all is not lost for air in perishables

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By Alex Lennane

13/10/2015

Our sister title, The Coolstar, is writing today on trends in perishable logistics. Last week at the Caspian Air Cargo event in Baku, Kuehne+Nagel outlined why modal shift is continuing to occur, as well as an overview on global trends – which show continued and rising global demand for perishables, and despite a move to sea and rail, there remains some good news for air freight.

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