News / TPM22: Shippers turn to air freight as part of longer-term business model

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Fed up with congestion at major container gateways and poor liner service levels, air freight is beginning to capture shipper customers that previously only used it as a last resort.

Damon Willis, senior director of logistics and trade compliance at US-based medical equipment manufacturer Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, told delegates at this week’s JOC TPM conference in Long Beach its experience of operating an air freight supply chain during the pandemic had led it to plan to permanently diversify its use of ...