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These are challenging times for the air cargo industry. On one hand there are large customers like Amazon who are <a>setting up their own air cargo operations</a> and on the other very few air cargo airlines are profitable because of incessant price wars on key routes and a general slump in world trade. Air freight experienced in 2016 a U.S. dollar-yield decline of 16 percent worldwide compared with the first five months of 2015, according to World ACD. The cargo division of Lufthansa, one of the world’s top airlines, recorded its <a>fifth quarterly operating loss</a> in a row, and the...

It is imperative that the leadership of cargo airlines adopt new strategies and thinking to ensure that their businesses remain relevant and profitable in the future.

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Ailing air cargo market calls for new flight patterns

New ZIM service takes advantage of Savannah’s expanding cold storage network

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Savannah attracted the new service due to its growing third-party logistics network and proximity to East Coast and Midwest markets, allowing for quicker and fresher imports. 

Less-than-truckload freight once hauled by Yellow is being redistributed among other carriers in waves as shippers shop for the best fit in price, capacity, technology and service.

The phased implementation of Europe’s emissions trading system on the shipping industry beginning next year will generate significant costs for carriers that will be passed on to customers in the form of new charges.

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