Rates rise from several regions as peak season builds Worldwide air cargo spot rates have continued to surge going into the second half of October, despite a dip in global tonnages, as pressure on capacity builds in the traditionally busy…

Rebound from Golden Week powers global traffic and capacity growth Although traffic from all other regions declined in the third week of October, the rebound of exports from key Asian economies as their factories restarted after the ‘Golden Week’ mid-autumn…

Rates hold steady as demand dips due to early-October holidays Average worldwide air cargo rates have held steady in the first two weeks of October despite volumes edging downwards for a third consecutive week in week 41 (5 to 11…

Asia and North America drive +9% YoY tonnage growth in September Worldwide air cargo tonnages bounced back strongly in September following their August lull, with volumes rising +3% compared with the previous month and growing +9%, year on year (YoY),…

Pricing and capacity hold steady as traffic slows Global airfreight tonnage and pricing diverged, as chargeable weight declined -4% from the prior week, sinking in all but one sector, whereas pricing rose across the board except from North America, where…

Tonnages rebound ahead of Chinese holiday period Worldwide air cargo tonnages have rebounded in mid-September following their usual annual dip caused by Labor Day in the US and Canada on 7 September, with chargeable weight rising for the fourth consecutive…

Asia Pacific spot rates and tonnages strengthen further Air cargo tonnages, spot rates and capacity from Asia Pacific all rose in the second week of September, although the strong performance was partly a rebound from national holidays the previous week…

Pricing holds steady as traffic and capacity show little change Global air cargo volumes slipped -1% week on week (WoW) in week 36, as hostilities in the Middle East flared up again and exports from Southeast Asia were affected by…

August: global tonnage +5% but Hong Kong to Europe -30%, YoY Worldwide air cargo tonnages increased in August +5% compared to the same month last year, while volumes from Hong Kong to Europe have fallen -30% and dropped -24% below…

China-Europe traffic stabilizes after weeks of decline Air cargo tonnages from China and Hong Kong to Europe appear to have begun to stabilize after weeks of sharp declines since new European Union (EU) import duty rules from 1 July added…