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Air Freight Rates Peak, Ocean Rates Slowly Sink: Freight Rate Update W50
Early week snowstorms at major airports (like Frankfurt and Atlanta) continue to play havoc, while peak air season may extend into February. Rates have been stabilizing, but by the time pre-Christmas backlogs are cleared, the...
Air Freight Frenzy: Freight Rate Update W49
Last week saw yet more congestion for air freight, along with more sky-high air rates around the globe. US airports are experiencing significant congestion in the run-up to Christmas, affecting both domestic and international freight...
Carbon Emissions in Logistics: The Road To Green International Freight
Two years ago this month, at COP21, the world committed to capping the global rise in temperature (the Paris Agreement). This became a hot topic recently when President Trump announced he was pulling the US out....
Air Freight Hits Capacity. Ocean Rates Still Falling: Freight Rate Update W48
Air Freight Hits Capacity. Ocean Rates Still Falling. Last week was the first time in at least ten years that air cargo in Europe hit capacity. That saw some shippers paying sky-high air rates to...
Ocean Rates Down 42% From Nov. 2016: Freight Rate Update W47
The Biggest Gap On Last Year’s Ocean Prices So Far This Year Fittingly, while ocean rates are taking a deep dive, air freight rates are still soaring, bolstered by strong e-commerce and limited capacity. On...
The Digital Age Is The New Competitive Arena For 3PLs
This contributed article by Erik Hofmann, Chair of Logistics Management, University of St.Gallen and Florin Osterwalder, Lampe & Schwartze Marine Underwriting, Bremen is based on their recently published research paper. 3PLs provide a wide range...
Thanksgiving, And Carriers Are Thankful. Freight Rate Update W46
Freight Rates Are Down, But Carriers Have Something To Be Thankful For. The annual peak season rush typically sees spiking freight rates well into November. The rush is still there this year. Shipments are up...
At Long Last Ocean Freight Rates Are Rising: Freight Rate Update W45
A Tale Of Two Cities, But At Long Last Ocean Freight Rates Are Rising. Dickens may not have had freight on his mind but for peak season…it’s truly the best of times and the worst...
The Salvation Of Peak Season? Freight Rate Update W43
It’s the height of peak shipping season and despite a decidedly lackluster October, many carriers have scheduled general rate increases (GRIs) for November. And they couldn’t come sooner; China-US West Coast prices last week were nearly 30%...
What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo?
As the cream of air cargo’s innovators held turns on the floor, this question came up time and again. The recurring answer? The industry’s mindset is holding customer-centric air cargo back. And, as if choreographed,...