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By Alex Lennane
A sudden surge in air freight demand has led to cargo building up in Asian airports, according to Expeditors.
A perfect storm of increased manufacturing activity after China’s October holiday has seen shippers looking to get goods quickly out of major cities including Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Tianjin and Guangzhou. Shippers are converting ocean shipments to air to beat the pre-Christmas rush to the US and Europe.
The forwarder said transhipment through Taiwan and South Korea had also been affected.
The situation ...
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