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NewsMD-11F grounding not expected to hit international airfreight capacity
Grounding of MD-11F freighters has limited impact on international cargo capacity as 70% of operations were domestic, analysis shows
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NewsChina-US airfreight rates rise ahead of trade dispute restart
Airfreight rates from China to the US increased 2.5% week-on-week to $5 per kg last week, reaching levels not seen since mid-August as trade tensions escalate
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InsightsE-commerce drives air cargo optimism
E-commerce demand is fuelling air cargo growth through the fourth quarter, but fleet shortages and route imbalances are creating operational challenges
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NewsAir cargo rates hold up well despite transpacific freighter shift
Air cargo rates appear to have temporarily settled down after a tumultuous period, with indices only reporting a ”relatively modest” decline last week
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NewsTranspacific widebody freighter capacity settles after market volatility
Widebody freighter capacity on the transpacific trade has settled down in recent weeks after a volatile couple of months due to US tariff changes
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NewsTranspacific air cargo capacity continues to recover but still lags last year
Widebody freighter capacity operating on the transpacific trade lane has continued to recover over the past week but still lags behind the levels reported a year ago
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NewsTranspacific volumes to rise following US-China trade détente
Air cargo volumes and capacity are set to rise in the coming days after the US and China agreed to a 90-day partial suspension of the trade war
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NewsChina air cargo capacity and demand continue to plummet
Air cargo capacity on the transpacific has tumbled over the last week as airlines contend with declining volumes
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NewsHeathrow shutdown disrupts cargo operations
Cargo operations at Heathrow Airport have been disrupted following a power outage that has seen the airport shut down for the day
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NewsTranspacific freighter flights still down after CNY
The number of transpacific freighter flights has not yet recovered following the Chinese New Year potentially reflecting the introduction of US tariffs
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NewsChina e-commerce hit again as USPS suspends handling parcels
China and Hong Kong’s e-commerce market has suffered another hit after the USPS suspended the handling of packages from the two origins
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NewsToo early to assess impact of Trump tariffs
Many air cargo stakeholders are in a state of tense apprehension as they await updates on global tariffs from the US
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NewsRotate’s Tim van Leeuwen now VP and head of consulting
Rotate’s consulting project manager Tim van Leeuwen has been promoted to vice president and head of consulting
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NewsLufthansa Cargo to restart Tel Aviv freighter flights
Lufthansa Cargo has announced it will soon restart freighter flights to Tel Aviv as part of a move by the wider Lufthansa Group
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NewsCargo capacity on the up in 2024
Air cargo capacity grew by double-digit percentage levels last year, with bellyhold capacity recovering and freighter space remaining above pre-Covid levels
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NewsAF KLM Cargo returns to Hong Kong as carriers add Asia freighter capacity
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) last week launched a new freighter flight to Hong Kong after an absence of nine years as a number of carriers have moved capacity to the Asia Pacific market to capitalise on strong cargo demand.The flight was operated by Martinair on behalf of KLM ...
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NewsE-commerce fuelled capacity crunch to continue
Air cargo looks set to continue its precedent-setting volume growth driven by booming e-commerce and have a long-term bright future despite a looming capacity crunch, a keynote speaker at the EU Cross-Border E-commerce Forum, held in Liege, Belgium on September 10, said.“We had eight straight months of double-digit growth,” Ryan ...
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NewsGlobal IT outage hits air cargo operations
Air cargo operations have been impacted by the IT disruption that has seen computer systems malfunction at airlines and airports worldwide.The disruption is understood to have been caused by a Microsoft IT outage triggered by a software update from cyber security company Crowdstrike.In Europe, cargo hub Amsterdam Airport Schiphol confirmed ...
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NewsE-commerce: Just what the air cargo market ordered
Tim van Leeuwen, part of Rotate Consulting, provides his team’s observations on the size and impact of e-commerce on the air cargo market, and how this impacts the near-term outlook.As delegates gathered in Shanghai at the first Air Cargo China conference since 2018, the mood was significantly better than at ...
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Ocean and airfreight rate differential narrows
The difference between ocean and airfreight rates has narrowed to its lowest level since the third quarter of 2022 as container supply chains continue to come under pressure.Writing on LinkedIn, data provider Rotate's Tim van Leeuwen and Mels Wittenburg pointed out that on a global level ocean rates are now ...