All Airfreight Rates Articles – Page 12
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Airfreight rates reach high for the year in October
Airfreight rates reached their highest level of the year in October and are expected to climb further as the peak season gets underway.The latest figures from consultant Drewry in its Sea & Air Shipper Insight report show that average rates on 57 key trades reached $3.02 per kg in October ...
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Expeditors warns of airfreight rate volatility as profits hit new highs
US freight forwarder Expeditors has warned of increasing volatility in airfreight rates as it reports record profits for the third quarter of the year.The company saw third-quarter revenues increase by 16% year on year to $2.1bn, while earnings before interest and tax were up 9.4% on a year earlier to ...
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Airfreight rates on key trades reach new highs for 2018
Airfreight rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe lanes continue to improve in October despite capacity growth outstripping demand improvements.Figures from TAC Index show that prices on services from Hong Kong to North America reached an average of $4.80 per kg in October, the highest level of the year so far ...
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Drewry: east-west airfreight rates on the up
Drewry’s east-west airfreight price index for September 2018 stood at 95.4, an increase compared to August (when it reached 87.6) as well as a year-on-year climb (from 88.5).The average rate expressed in US dollars/kg rose by 9% from the previous month, gaining 24 cents to reach $2.81 per kg in ...
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Airfreight capacity outstrips demand for sixth month in a row
Airline freight capacity growth continues to outstrip demand, according to the final Q2 2018 financial data released by IATA.“Available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs) grew by 4.5% year-on-year in August, up from 3.9% in July and faster than the corresponding annual demand growth rate for the sixth month in a row.”The ...
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Rates on the up in August but growth narrows
Airfreight rates continued to track ahead of last year’s levels in August, although the difference compared with a year ago has continued to narrow as the year has progressed.The latest figures from analyst Drewry’s Sea and Air Shipper Insight report show that all-in rates on major east-west services averaged at ...
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NewsTranspacific rates breach $4 per kg mark as industry heads towards peak
Airfreight rates continued to track ahead of 2017 levels in September as the industry prepares for what is expected to be a busy peak season.The latest figures from Tac Index show that airfreight rates on services from Hong Kong to North America increased 14% year on year to reach $4.31 ...
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China-Europe rates soften following new Uni-top freighter service launch
Rates on the China-Europe trade have shown signs of softening this week following the launch of Uni-Top’s new freighter service.In its weekly market wrap-up, derivatives broker Freight Investor Services (FIS) pointed out that rates on services from Asia to Europe had weakened over the last week.According to Tac Index data, ...
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Forwarders brace for a busy peak season and capacity constraints
Freight forwarders are expecting another busy peak season with airfreight supply chains coming under strain, despite demand growth weakening.Panalpina global head of air freight Lucas Kuehner told Air Cargo News that the market is seeing lower year-on-year growth on the Asia-Europe and transpacific trade lanes, but added 2017 was an ...
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Drewry: Rates on the rise in July
The latest East-West Airfreight Price Index from market intelligence provider Drewry indicates a year-on-year rise in the average airfreight rate for July, from $2.49/kg to $2.55/kg.The figure is calculated using a combination of the base rate, the fuel surcharge and the security surcharge, but excluding door delivery costs.However, according to ...
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NewsAirfreight rates on major lanes reach their highest level of the year in August
Airfreight rates on Asia-Europe and transpacific services reached their highest level of the year so far in August, while forwarders have started warning of peak season capacity constraints.The latest figures from TAC Index show that prices on services from Hong Kong to North America increased by 23.4% year on year ...
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NewsEast-West airfreight rates fell 3% in May, says Drewry
Airfreight rates fell 3% between May and June 2018, with Drewry’s East-West Airfreight Price Index dropping to $2.63 per kg.However, said Drewry, the rate remains some 7% higher than June last year, adding: "The ramifications of the trade war between the US and China, as well as tariffs on the ...
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FIS publishes first airfreight futures forward curve
Freight Investor Services (FIS), which specialises in shipping derivatives, has published the first airfreight forward price curve, "beginning a new era of risk management in this $70bn freight market".FIS has spent 12 months working with index provider TAC Index to develop a "robust methodology" for the airfreight market which accounts ...
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Transpac airfreight rates hit a 2018 high as NCA lays up its fleet and ahead of tariffs
Airfreight rates on the transpacific trade lane reached their highest point of the year so far as Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has had to lay up all 11 of its freighters and the US and China prepare to introduce trade tariffs on a range of products.The latest figures from Tac ...
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March airfreight prices up on 2017 levels
Average airfreight rates in March are down on February’s levels but continue to track ahead of last year’s figure for the month.The latest airfreight price index from consultant Drewry’s Air and Shipper Insight report show that average all-in buy rates paid by forwarders to airlines on 28 east-west routes reached ...
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TAC Index to offer free data access to qualified parties
TAC Index has launched a new promotion to industry qualified parties granting full free access to TAC Index's rate data until September 30 of this year.TAC Index managing director Peyton Burnett said: “We would like to make this data more widely available and are pleased to offer this data to ...
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NewsAirfreight rates flatten off in March but remain ahead of 2017 levels
Airfreight rates flattened off in March compared with a month earlier, although major routes out of Asia continue to track ahead of last year’s levels.The latest figures from TAC Index show that airfreight rates on service from Hong Kong to North America in March increased by 26.3% compared with the ...
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Airfreight rates start the year ahead of 2017 levels
Airfreight rates started the year ahead of 2017 levels but are expected to weaken in February in line with seasonal trends.The latest figures from the Drewry Sea and Air Shipper Insight report shows that average global airfreight prices stood at $2.76 per kg in January, representing a year-on-year increase of ...
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NewsAirfreight rates up on 2017 levels in February
Airfreight rates on major transpacific, Asia-Europe and translatlantic routes continued to track ahead of 2017 levels in February, despite demand slackening off.The latest figures from TAC Index show that February airfreight rates on services from Hong Kong to North America increased by 42.5% year on year to $3.62 per kg. ...
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NewsAirfreight rates start the year ahead of 2017 levels
Airfreight rates started 2018 ahead of last year but there were some signs of a slowdown in line with seasonal demand trends.The latest data from Tac Index shows that in January average prices on major transpacific, transatlantic and Asia-Europe routes were all up on a year ago.On services from Hong ...