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Congested US airports push trans-Pacific air cargo rate to record high

Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
The bottlenecks that have frustrated ocean shippers all year have spread to air cargo, pushing up rates to stratospheric levels and delaying shipments.
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JOC Rankings: COVID-19 drove revenue gains for air freight, final-mile providers in 2020

Michael Angell, Associate Editor |
International air freight and last-mile delivery saw the fastest revenue growth in the transportation sector last year, while industrial transportation suffered.
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Air cargo capacity fills up ahead of Asia-Europe peak season

Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
Global air cargo volumes in August and September were up just 1 percent compared to the same months in 2019, but the shortage of capacity has shippers fighting to secure capacity ahead of holiday season.
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Shanghai air cargo in holding pattern as backlog builds

Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
There is little clarity in Shanghai airport’s evolving COVID-19 lockdown situation, with forwarders in China asked not to deliver export cargo to the terminals and airlines suspending inbound shipments.
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Air cargo rates will remain elevated for three years: TIACA

Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
Air cargo industry experts told the TPM21 conference the belly space that normally makes up more than half of all available freight capacity will likely remain sidelined as airlines continue to struggle with uncertain passenger demand.
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TPM21: Perishables e-commerce demand to grow post-pandemic

Cathy Morrow Roberson, Senior Contributor |
Apex Logistics International plans to continue to expand scheduled charters in 2021 after seeing a 200 percent increase in charter demand in 2020.
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Outlook 2021: Air cargo carriers extend space guarantees, but at premium prices

Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
Airlines are beginning to extend the validity of rates offered on some major trades after cutting price and space guarantees to one week or even less when passenger fleets were first grounded at the end of the first quarter of 2020.
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Vaccine demand to stress but not soak up capacity, say transport executives

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor, and Cathy Morrow Roberson, Senior Contributor |
There’s debate about how much of a knock-on effect COVID-19 vaccine distribution could have on other types of cargoes, but US shippers are cautioned to plan for some disruption.
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Slow, but steady, liftoff for air cargo e-bookings

Eric Johnson, Senior Technology Editor |
The air cargo industry is gradually moving to electronic bookings between forwarders and airlines, but the evolution could still take time if previous digitization initiatives in the industry are any indication.
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Air freight software providers link up on digital booking

Eric Johnson, Senior Technology Editor |
A partnership between airfreight software specialist WebCargo and cargo airline management platform IBS will enable carriers to quote more efficiently, and electronically, to forwarders.
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Lufthansa speeds booking connectivity with digital forwarder API

Eric Johnson, Senior Technology Editor |
Lufthansa Cargo will offer instant air freight quotes via an application programming interface with digital forwarder Fleet, a company in which the German airline invested in 2018.
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ARO 2020: Air cargo flies into 2020 buffeted by weak demand, geopolitical tensions

Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
After a disappointing peak season in 2019, the outlook for international air freight in 2020 will depend on an acceleration in global trade demand and an easing of tensions between the United States and its trading partners, particularly China.
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Ilyushin plans new heavy-cargo air freighter

Eugene Gerden, Special Correspondent |
The IL-96 500T will substitute for An-124 deliveries, hobbled by the Crimean annexation.
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Air cargo outlook darkens in unsettled market

Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
The outlook for air cargo is turning negative as carriers face headwinds in the form of trade upheaval and falling demand.
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Online giants building air cargo capacity

Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
Gathering e-commerce momentum is revolutionizing global air cargo supply chains.
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Asian air carriers ready capacity for tariff-driven US import surge

Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
“I don’t know if the peak this year will look like last year, but we have about 20 freighters and take a lot of volume in our widebody fleet that we expanded quite a bit, so there are a lot more destinations,” Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg said. “But going into next year the future is unknown.”
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Return of freighter fleet eases trans-Pacific air cargo pressure

Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
<p>Further, trans-Pacific shippers will welcome the additional capacity, especially this peak season, for several reasons.</p>
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No end in sight for air cargo rate pressure

Chris Barnett, Special Correspondent |
Aligning capacity with fluctuating demand and sticker-shock pricing is always a tough dance in the air cargo spot market, and it is getting more difficult.
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Flexport flights lock in space on busy trans-Pacific route

Greg Knowler, Europe Editor |
The scheduled Hong Kong-LAX freighter service to be launched by Flexport is aimed at locking in space on the busy route.
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Asia-Europe airports post record, two-way freight volumes

Greg Knowler, Europe Editor |
<p>The recovering air cargo market is generating unprecedented growth at selected airports in Asia and Europe.</p>
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China-US air cargo rate heads for stunning new high

Greg Knowler, Europe Editor |
The space-choked China-US air freight routes may see rate levels reach incredible highs as demand overpowers supply ahead of Chinese New Year.
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Holiday will not dent sky-high air freight rates

Greg Knowler, Europe Editor |
There will be little respite for shippers struggling to reserve air cargo space on the major trades until mid-February, with strong demand expected to continue until the Lunar New Year.
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Air cargo rates climb higher with no sign of slowing demand

Greg Knowler, Europe Editor |
Freight rates for air cargo are rising steadily and space is at a premium with no slowing of demand.
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Air cargo rates soar in peak season frenzy

Greg Knowler, Europe Editor |
Peak season demand is using up all available capacity and pushing up rates to unheard of levels.
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Brexit casts shadow over booming European air cargo

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
These are the best of times for the global airline industry but look like the worst of times for UK carriers and airports as they sweat over Brexit.
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E-commerce makes peak season for air cargo year-long

Greg Knowler, Europe Editor |
The sales figures surrounding China's Single's Day are predictably large, but the online shopping promotion continues robust 2017 e-commerce demand that is driving up air cargo volume.
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European airlines stand by as US-Gulf open skies dispute heats up

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
European airlines are bystanders in the long simmering “open skies” dispute between US and Gulf airlines that looks like it is about to shoot up to the top of President Trump’s “America First” agenda.
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Rocketing air cargo volume keeps up rate pressure

Dustin Braden, Shipper Relationship Manager |
July’s performance was the third straight month of double-digit gains.
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Asia-Europe air cargo rates set to soar on ocean shift

Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
An early peak season is expected in the air cargo sector.
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Global air cargo hits seven-year peak

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
All regions posted growth.
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Lufthansa Cargo stays in the black

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Traffic measured in revenue cargo tonne kilometers rose 4.3 percent year-over-year.
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American Airlines boosts Europe truck footprint

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The carrier said its multiple nightly truck operations boost capacity and route options for shippers.
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Air France-KLM cargo turnaround on track

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The Franco-Dutch carrier transported 286,000 tonnes (315,261 tons).
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IAG cargo, revenues grow

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
First-half traffic grew 1.2 percent to 330,000 tonnes.
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No slowdown in strong air cargo demand, June figures show

Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
Air cargo growth for Asian carriers in June continued its robust growth on the back of solid international trade.
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Japan air cargo growth to slow

Tomoo Yatsuhashi, Japan Special Correspondent |
Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting Inc. has revised upward its fiscal year outlook for growth in Japan’s air cargo trade.
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London Heathrow freight surges, outpaces Frankfurt

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Europe’s fourth-largest air cargo hub handled 142,349 tonnes.
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Global air cargo rally gains momentum

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
All regions except Latin America posted double-digit growth.
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Cargolux seals deal for new China airline

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Cargolux said the joint venture contract signed in Beijing “is a major landmark.”
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AirBridgeCargo surpasses rivals in traffic growth

Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
AirBridgeCargo Airlines continued to outpace its European rivals with traffic soaring 17 percent in the first quarter as it increased its freighter fleet and expanded its global network.
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