Apple makes airfreight prices pear-shaped
05 / 03 / 2012
ELECTRONICS and computer giant Apple’s move to ship massive quantities of its new iPad 3 media device on DHL freighters will eat up capacity on the courier’s international flights.
Because of the orders shipping rates have risen considerably this week. Apple news source MacRumors, which spoke with members of the shipping industry, has indicated that shipping rates rose as much as 20 per cent in one week as the manufacturer has taken up available capacity at premium rates.
The shipment is likely to dominate China-US routes, an insider says.
When the first iPad debuted in 2010, Apple utilised UPS for Saturday deliveries, even though UPS does not offer standard delivery on weekends. What Apple wants Apple gets.
