Chinese New Year boosts volume, but rates stay low
Drewry's East-West Index figures for January. The airfreight frenzy that usually precedes the Chinese New Year provided a jolt to...
Capacity & Demand
Widebody freighter fleet analysis – 2015
Today we begin publication of the 2015 edition of our annual widebody freighter fleet analysis. We start with a look at...
West Coast ports reopen to months-long backlog
Following a nine-month-long dispute over an extended labor contract between port owners and longshoremen, 29 ports along the West Coast...
Record semiconductor sales
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported global sales of semiconductors – a leading indicator for airfreight demand – up 9.3%...
Mixed results in January
2014 was a good year for the airfreight industry, the first in a long time, but will the growth continue?...
Port crisis: Scramble for capacity before Chinese New Year
In a nightmare scenario for shippers, forwarders, manufacturers and retailers – but a golden opportunity for charter carriers – the...
Cargo continues to shift to the Gulf
The shift of cargo traffic to the big hubs of the Middle East continues. By early February, many of the world’s...
Troubled waters
Idle cranes at the Port of Oakland. Photo: Indgrid Taylar/Wiki Okay, the trouble is actually on the shore, where labor...
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