Summarizing the air cargo market in 2017
IATA reported freight tonne kilometers across the airfreight industry rose by 9.0% y-o-y for the full year 2017, the strongest...
Capacity & Demand
Contractual vs. transactional: Unpacking the capacity crunch with C.H. Robinson’s Matt Castle
Besides the sustained high level of demand for airfreight, one of the defining characteristics of 2017, has been an ongoing...
AAPA’s 2017 results confirm strength in airfreight
If months of double-digit growth during 2017 weren’t sufficiently convincing, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) released final numbers...
Airfreight rates still strong in lead up to Chinese New Year, says Freightos
Airfreight rates from China rose modestly last week, with increases in Chinese export demand ahead of the upcoming shutdown in...
DHL launches “Global Trade Barometer”
DHL launched an index, the “Global Trade Barometer” both for measurement of economic growth (based on import and export data...
Lufthansa leads Series A funding for online freight platform Fleet
Lufthansa Cargo led a US$10 million Series A round of financing in Fleet, an online freight platform startup, with participation...
Shippers call for rapid implementation of “local rule” at AMS
Local air cargo and shippers organizations warn that Amsterdam Airport Schiphol could continue to lose freighter flights if the "local...
Specialty products drive 2017 volume growth at AirBridge
AirBridgeCargo Airlines reported cargo volume up 13% in 2017. Russia-based AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the scheduled-service subsidiary of Volga-Dnepr Group, reported...
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