Asia & Freight Market Update – May
Global supply chains are being driven less by normal demand cycles and more by disruption risk, cost volatility and policy change. The near‑closure of the Strait of Hormuz is distorting…
Archive: Air Freight
Global air freight update: disruption reshapes east–west flows as rates rise unevenly
The global air freight market entered March on a relatively solid footing. January cargo demand was up 5.6% year on year while capacity increased by 3.6%. February demand growth was…
Road–Air Solutions Keep Cargo Moving Amid Middle East Disruption
As disruption across Middle Eastern airspace continues to impact global flight schedules, Global Forwarding is implementing road–air logistics solutions that protect time-sensitive supply chains and maintain international connectivity. With reduced…
Reshaping global freight flows
The impact of events in the Middle East is affect freight networks far beyond the region itself, with knock-on impacts emerging across both air cargo and ocean shipping markets. What…
Air cargo markets tighten as Middle East disruption impacts global capacity
The disruption across the Middle East is beginning to alter the balance of global air cargo capacity, creating tighter supply on several major trade corridors and raising the likelihood of…
Air Freight Enters a New Phase
Air cargo markets opened 2026 looking buoyant, but the early strength masks a more complex reality. Demand patterns are shifting away from predictable e-commerce expansion toward fragmented, corridor-specific flows shaped…
Air Freight Holds Momentum Despite Mixed Signals
As the air cargo market moved out of 2025 and into 2026, demand and pricing on key east-west lanes remained resilient, driven by end-of-year shipment surges and strong export activity…
Trans-Pacific Air Cargo Surge
The build-up to the Black Friday and Christmas shopping seasons has added sustained pressure to already busy lanes, tightening available space and pushing rates higher across key corridors. The combination…
China Airfreight Market Squeezed
Airfreight pricing out of China has climbed steeply in recent weeks as a perfect storm of seasonal demand, severe weather and rail disruption has tightened available capacity. Rates on key…
Asia Pacific Air Freight Grows as China’s eCommerce Slows
With China–US trade constrained by new trade regulations, Asia Pacific is emerging as a dynamic air cargo market, showing faster volume recovery on transpacific and Asia–Europe routes. Air cargo demand…
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