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NewsRevealed: 26 trends to impact logistics
DHL has revealed 26 key trends that could impact the logistics industry in the next five to ten years.The supply chain giant’s 2016 Logistics Trend Radar, the third in the series, introduces new trends, tracks the evolution of previous ones and identifies those that have faded or become mainstream since ...
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NewsKuehne + Nagel records small drop in Q1 airfreight demand
Kuehne + Nagel registered a slight decline in airfreight volumes during the first quarter of the year on the back of a slowdown in market demand.The Switzerland-based forwarder, which last year saw air cargo tonnage grow ahead of the market, reported a 0.3% year on year first-quarter demand decline to ...
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Airfreight rates slide for the fourth month in a row
Airfreight prices declined for the fourth month in a row in February and the tough market conditions are expected to remain this year.The latest figures from Drewry’s Sea & Air Shipper Insight shows that in February airfreight prices slipped to their $2.57 per kg − the lowest level since the ...
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Airport figures the latest to point to weak start to the year for airfreight
Airports Council International (ACI) traffic data for February is the latest information to point towards a difficult start to the year, although the organisation admits figures for the month were skewed by the timing of the Chinese New Year.ACI figures for February show that total airfreight traffic at airports declined ...
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NewsMixed year for Europe's largest airfreight forwarders
Europe’s leading airfreight forwarders had a mixed year in 2015, with Panalpina and DHL Global Forwarding reporting demand decreases and Kuehne+Nagel (K+N), DSV Sea and Air and DB Schenker benefitting from increases.The forwarder that recorded the largest decrease in airfreight volumes was DHL Global Forwarding, which had a tough time ...
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NewsAirfreight demand and load factors take a tumble in February
Air cargo demand and load factors slipped in February but figures are skewed by strikes at US seaports last year and the date of the Chinese New Year.The latest IATA figures show that freight tonne kms (FTKs) slipped by 5.6% year on year in February while capacity was up by ...
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NewsHong Kong holds on to hub top spot
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) remains the world's largest air cargo hub, said Airports Council International (ACI) in its preliminary world airport traffic rankings.Cargo at the Asian gateway was up 0.4%. Memphis in the US was second (up 0.8%), followed by Shanghai Pudong Airport, which was up 2.9%.Other highlights were ...
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Aircraft orders monthly: Pegasus and Air India place orders in March
Each month Air Cargo News analyses the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter.Pegasus Airlines orders five 737sTurkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines and Boeing have finalised an order for five Next-Generation Boeing 737-800s in a deal valued at approximately $505m based on expected list prices at delivery.Pegasus Airlines and its ...
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Bumpy start to 2016 continues
Air cargo’s difficult start to 2016 continues, led by Asia Pacific and North America, with worldwide volumes in February down by 3.8% year-over-year (YoY), the largest drop in three years.Latest analysis from Netherlands-based WorldACD described Asia Pacific and North America as the “main culprits,” stating: “For January/February together, their YoY ...
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NewsAsian air cargo carriers record weak Chinese New Year period
Asian airlines saw airfreight demand decline in February after a weak Chinese New Year period and comparisons were affected by a boost in demand last year due to port strikes in the US.The latest airline data shows that all six Asian airlines monitored in Air Cargo News’ monthly report saw ...
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NewsAsia-Pacific air cargo demand down 12.1% in February
Weak air cargo markets and a seasonal slowdown saw a 12.1% decline in February’s freight tonne km (FTK) for Asian-Pacific carriers versus same month 2015.Preliminary traffic figures for February 2016 released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) attributed the decline in international air cargo demand to “weakness in ...
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NewsAmerican cargo carriers monthly: Tough times for US carriers
America-based airlines’ monthly airfreight statistics for February made for difficult reading as American, Delta and United all recorded year-on-year demand declines for the first time in years.While demand declines are not good news for the airlines, the comparisons with a year ago are affected by the west coast US port ...
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NewsAir cargo demand continues to grow but yields to remain under pressure
Airfreight demand continued to show an improvement in January, but is wasn’t enough to stop load factors declining and therefore yields are likely to remain under pressure.The latest figures from IATA show that demand in January increased by 2.7% year on year, which continues the improvements witnessed towards the end ...
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India and Europe the bright spots in difficult start to the year
Worldwide air cargo demand started the year slowly with only a slight increase in volumes recorded, but there was better news from Europe and India.In its monthly market analysis, WorldACD said there was “little to cheer” in January as global air cargo volumes increased by just 0.3% compared with a ...
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NewsTough start to the year for American air cargo divisions
American airlines’ cargo divisions endured a tough start to the year as American, Delta and LATAM all recorded demand declines, while United’s volumes were flat on a year earlier.While there were declines at three of the four airlines, last year's figures at the US airlines would have received a boost ...
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NewsEuropean cargo carriers monthly: mixed start to the year for airlines
The start of 2016 has seen a divergence in the air cargo performance of European airlines, with Finnair and IAG both recording demand increases, while Lufthansa and Air France KLM saw demand drop.Possibly the most surprising performance of the four carriers in January came from Finnair, which recorded a double-digit ...
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NewsAir China records highest cargo growth rate for 2015 as others falter
Air China ended 2015 as the major combination airline (see table at end of article) with the fastest growing cargo demand and was one of five that didn’t record a growth slowdown compared with 2014.Of the carriers that report monthly cargo demand, the Chinese flag carrier saw traffic jump by ...
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So near and yet so far: airfreight industry misses e-AWB target
As expected, the air cargo industry fell short of meeting IATA’s end of year target for e-air waybill (e-AWB) market penetration, but the organisation remains optimistic about prospects for 2016.IATA today announced that the airfreight industry managed to achieve an e-AWB penetration of 36.4%, short of its 45% target for ...
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News2015: a year of marginal growth for air cargo
Last year can be summarised as a period of marginal growth for air cargo demand, despite the strong first quarter, according to one analyst.In its monthly market update, analyst WorldACD said that volume increased by a “meagre” 2% during the full year despite starting the year strongly because of strike ...
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NewsGlobal economic weakness is air cargo's biggest concern in 2016
The Air Cargo News annual reader survey has revealed that the current state of the global economy is the single biggest challenge to the industry, while the pharmaceutical sector offers the best potential for growth.This year’s survey asked freight forwarders, airports, handlers and air cargo carriers their opinions on a ...