Baltic Exchange Air Freight Index

Air cargo rate increases on major Asia trades taper off in July

Airfreight rates on key trade lanes out of Hong Kong were largely flat in July compared with June but they…

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Airfreight rates on major trades remain down on 2023 levels in February

Air cargo rates continued to register declines on major east-west trades in February compared with last year as the timing…

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Airfreight rates slide as 2023 draws to a close

The last few weeks of 2023 saw airfreight rates start to fall as demand eased after the peak season. The…

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Airfreight rate rises pick up pace in October

Airfreight rates on major east-west trades picked up in October as the industry entered its traditional peak season (see dashboard…

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Airfreight rates continue to rise in September

Airfreight rates finally showed signs of improvement in September (see dashboard at end of article) and further increases have been…

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Major Hong Kong trades see airfreight rates stabilise in August

Major trades out of Hong Kong and Frankfurt saw airfreight rates stabilise in August after months of declines [see dashboard…

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Rates down again in May as outlook weakens

Airfreight rates on major east-west trade lanes were down again last month (see dashboard at end of article) as commentators…

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Airfreight rates slide in April

Airfreight rates on major east-west trade lanes declined in April as indicators of a recovery in March showed signs of…

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Air cargo stabilises but there are risks ahead

Recent airfreight rate data appears to show that the air cargo market may have reached a new normal but the…

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Airfreight rates climb on the transpacific in March

Transpacific airfreight rates picked up in March, although there were further declines from Hong Kong to Europe and across the…

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