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Lack of freighters means a capacity crunch and limited air cargo growth

McKinsey Headlines

News / Spot vs contract gap widens as air shippers get wise to capacity limits

News / Air cargo: yields and friction up, but demand slowing, as trade 'rebalances'

News / Supply chain disruptions drive 'greener' transport goals further down the agenda

News / Supply chain disruption costly for shippers, but helps build resilience, says Maersk

MCK: Power forward: Five make-or-break truths about next-gen e-commerce

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News / A wind of change as reliance on China eases, with G2G the next challenge

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Lack of freighters means a capacity crunch and limited air cargo growth

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News / Spot vs contract gap widens as air shippers get wise to capacity limits

News / Air cargo: yields and friction up, but demand slowing, as trade 'rebalances'

News / Supply chain disruptions drive 'greener' transport goals further down the agenda

News / Supply chain disruption costly for shippers, but helps build resilience, says Maersk

MCK: Power forward: Five make-or-break truths about next-gen e-commerce

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News / Industry starting to reap benefits of AI – but risks grow alongside

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News / A wind of change as reliance on China eases, with G2G the next challenge

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P: French prosecutors probe Macron election campaign over funding, McKinsey links

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