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Airfreight outlook uncertain as consumers vote with their wallets

Global air cargo spot rates declined for a second consecutive month in June, down -4% year-on-year as supply of capacity overtook demand for the first time in 19 months, says industry analyst Xeneta. There are concerns over a more challenging second half of 2025 on the back of uncertainty over the prospects for international trade, according to the latest data. Xeneta chief airfreight officer Niall van de Wouw, Xeneta’s called this ... [+]

Container rates could collapse – if Houthi ceasefire holds

The reported ceasefire between the US and Houthi militia in Yemen could cause a collapse in freight rates says analyst Xeneta but it added that the situation remains far from certain. It said that the prospect of a large scale return of container ships to the Red Sea following the cessation ... [+]

How bad can it get? Air cargo market awaits impact of tariffs and de minimis changes

Global air cargo volumes grew +4% year-on-year in April but with the removal of the de minimis threshold for shipments from China into the US on 2 May is expected to dramatically disrupt e-commerce volumes in the coming weeks. And, with massive uncertainty hanging over the macroeconomic outlook, the question for ... [+]

Xeneta offers index linked ocean contract simulator

Freight analyst Xeneta has launched an index-linked ocean freight contract simulator. It allows shippers to compare traditional fixed-rate contracts with index-linked contracts using sample corridor data or their own historical ocean container freight rates. Index-linked contracting is becoming important as shippers and logistics service providers try to prevent long-term agreements ... [+]

Shanghai spot rate slump could be taste of things to come

The game of ‘cat and mouse’ between some of the world’s biggest trading nations may have taken its first nibble at international e-commerce volumes in February’s global air cargo market data with spot rates from Shanghai to the US dropping -29% month-on-month to US$3.23 per kg, according to the latest ... [+]

Slow start to the year as air cargo plays a waiting game

This year - 2025 - began with lower-than-expected growth in global air cargo demand in January of just +2% year-on-year compared to the double-digit monthly increases throughout last year but fears of a trade war over tariffs impacting volumes and growth forecasts for the year are premature, say industry analysts ... [+]

A flying start to 2025 but will airfreight come back down to earth?

The global air cargo market cruised into 2025 on the back of 14 consecutive months of double-digit growth in demand as volumes climbed +11% year-on-year in December and average spot rates finished the year +15% higher, said industry analysts Xeneta. While Xeneta is forecasting demand growth of +4-6% in 2025, chief ... [+]

Air cargo industry should be proud as it avoids pricing ‘super-peak’

Global air cargo demand showed no signs of slowing in November as volumes recorded a 13th consecutive month of double-digit growth and load factors hit their highest level since April 2022, according to the latest market analysis by Xeneta. Demand rose +10% year-on-year in November, fuelled by the continued boom in ... [+]

Summer’s not over yet for air cargo market

The global air cargo market’s hot summer continued in August with average spot rates showing their largest year-on-year growth of +24%, according to the latest weekly analysis by Xeneta. Global average air cargo spot rates of US$ 2.68 per kg in August were boosted by continuing supply and demand imbalance. August's ... [+]

Air cargo market shrugs off IT woes

July’s Crowdstrike IT outage produced no significant ongoing disruption to resurgent air cargo demand, with rates rising for a sixth consecutive month, says market analyst Xeneta. Global average air cargo spot rates reached US$2.66 per kg in July, 20% higher year-on-year. This was again driven by strong global cargo demand growth. ... [+]

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