News / Spring-like shoots of hope for fragile air cargo markets?

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Order volumes are finally picking up momentum, but the past six months has seen low trade activity – leaving fragility in air freight markets.

Retail trade dropped 12 points below expectations in Q1, according to Tradeshift’s Index of Global Trade Health, and demand for transport and logistics capacity remained low, at 9 points below the baseline.

But there could be spring-like signs of hope for air cargo: higher interest rates are seeing companies look to convert goods into cash sooner, noted Tradeshift.

“Large ...