Baltic Exchange Air Freight Index

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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Rates on major trades down but still more than 50% above pre-Covid levels

Airfreight rates continued their downward spiral in January but are still above pre-Covid levels. The latest statistics from the Baltic…

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