Following yesterday’s closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris, WorldACD looked at some data for the top 10 countries in terms of medals (and air cargo). USA won most medals (126), followed by China (91). However, ranking countries by…

Outbound growth markets are dominated by Asian origins in first half 2024 Hong Kong in June once again topped the monthly country rankings in terms of absolute increases in outbound chargeable weight flown, with an increase of nearly 23 million…

For the period up to 21 July 2024, worldwide available cargo capacity was up 2% compared to the same period in 2023. The share of freighters has been relatively stable, dropping only 1 percentage point to 52% this year. For Asia Pacific…

  Air Cargo Outbound India Air cargo from India has grown significantly over the last 13 months. Chargeable weight from India increased +15% compared to May 2023. Yields surged in the same period, showing a +64% YoY increase in May 2024 versus May 2023. General Cargo and Special Product Categories Outbound…

Freight Tonne Kilometre (FTK) and Available Tonne Kilometre (ATK) are good measures for demand and supply in the air cargo industry. For example, FTK measures freight carried (in tons) multiplied by the distance it is carried (in km), so it includes a…

In this week’s Peek of the Week, we show an example of the profile of forwarders. In the chart below, we look at the top 10 forwarders on the market from Europe to USA (period Jan-Apr 2024). We limited ourselves…

This Sunday, the air cargo community will gather in Dallas for CNS, and WorldACD is doing a deep dive into the Lone Star State. Looking back at 2023, the international air cargo market from & to the USA was at…

Air cargo growth slowing down in March Our Q1 figures show positive growth in chargeable weight. However, March 2024 was up with only +6% compared with March 2023, so much lower YoY growth than what we have seen in the…

Record growth from Hong Kong in 2024 (up +27% YoY) This week the air cargo community gathered in Hong Kong for the World Cargo Symposium. WorldACD had a look at the outbound air cargo market from Hong Kong, as shown…

Growth in perishables from South America is much higher than in the rest of the world Air cargo shipments originating in South America are predominantly categorised as perishables (around 70%). This product category has seen consistent year-on-year growth throughout the year 2023, and…