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Category: Air

Freight market report – June 2023

While Europe’s GDP growth is projected to slow to 0.7% in 2023, record volumes of new ships are joining a global fleet, which is sailing at ever slower speeds, as the shipping lines attempt to absorb additional capacity, by diminishing…

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New Heathrow ‘sensitive’ cargo handling facility

The opening of IAG Cargo’s ‘New Premia’ facility and the addition of critical cargo handling capability at our local airport will offer greater efficiencies for temperature sensitive consignments. The New Premia incorporates IAG Cargo’s state-of-the-art Constant Climate Quality Centre, which…

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Freight market report – May 2023

Capacity utilisation had remained high from Asia, primarily due to blank sailings and a slight recovery in cargo, but utilisation levels slipped due to China’s Golden Week holidays and while global air freight capacity was up 15% last month, rate…

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Freight market report – April 2023

Things have not been easy for the container shipping lines in recent months, but this appears to be changing, with full ships and stabilising spot rates, after months of rate erosion and abundant capacity. The International Air Transport Association (IATA)…

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Freight market report – March 2023

Further pressure on freight markets will build as airline passenger capacity is added and the container shipping lines receive new-build vessels, but there are hopes that rate erosion may still ease, as rock-bottom prices are not good if carriers decide…

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Freight market report – February 2023

Even as rates move back to pre-COVID levels and port congestion and delays clear away, our freight market reports and insights aid decision making and the avoidance of supply chain risk.  The continued fall in global container freight rates that…

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New Import Control System (ICS2) for air freight flying into or via the EU

The European Union launched their customs pre-arrival cargo information system called Import Control System in 2011 to collect data for goods entering the EU and from the 1st March 2023 pre-loading data reporting will be required for air cargo transported…

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Air freight market in 2023

The global air freight market is facing a myriad of challenges in 2023. With high inflation impacting many trading nations, demand and therefore, volumes, remain subdued and with any significant economic recovery not anticipated before the 3rd quarter, volumes are…

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