• Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Supplier Directory
  • Login
  • Subscribe
  • Logout
  • My Profile

  • CORONAVIRUS
  • LOGISTICS
    • Air Cargo
    • All Logistics
    • Express/Small Shipments
    • Facility Location Planning
    • Freight Forwarding/Customs Brokerage
    • Global Gateways
    • Global Logistics
    • Last Mile Delivery
    • Logistics Outsourcing
    • LTL/Truckload Services
    • Ocean Transportation
    • Rail & Intermodal
    • Reverse Logistics
    • Service Parts Management
    • Transportation & Distribution
  • TECHNOLOGY
    • All Technology
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Cloud & On-Demand Systems
    • Data Management (Big Data/IoT/Blockchain)
    • ERP & Enterprise Systems
    • Forecasting & Demand Planning
    • Global Trade Management
    • Inventory Planning/ Optimization
    • Product Lifecycle Management
    • Sales & Operations Planning
    • SC Finance & Revenue Management
    • SC Planning & Optimization
    • Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
    • Supply Chain Visibility
    • Transportation Management
  • GENERAL SCM
    • Business Strategy Alignment
    • Education & Professional Development
    • Global Supply Chain Management
    • Global Trade & Economics
    • HR & Labor Management
    • Quality & Metrics
    • Regulation & Compliance
    • SC Security & Risk Mgmt
    • Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility
  • WAREHOUSING
    • All Warehouse Services
    • Conveyors & Sortation
    • Lift Trucks & AGVs
    • Order Fulfillment
    • Packaging
    • RFID, Barcode, Mobility & Voice
    • Robotics
    • Warehouse Management Systems
  • INDUSTRIES
    • Aerospace & Defense
    • Apparel
    • Automotive
    • Chemicals & Energy
    • Consumer Packaged Goods
    • E-Commerce/Omni-Channel
    • Food & Beverage
    • Healthcare
    • High-Tech/Electronics
    • Industrial Manufacturing
    • Pharmaceutical/Biotech
    • Retail
  • REGIONS
    • Asia Pacific
    • Canada
    • China
    • Europe
    • Latin America
    • Middle East/Africa
    • North America
  • THINK TANK
  • PODCASTS
  • VIDEOS
  • WHITEPAPERS
Home » Airfreight Continues Growth Pattern Worldwide Except on U.S.-to-Europe Lanes

Airfreight Continues Growth Pattern Worldwide Except on U.S.-to-Europe Lanes

May 22, 2014
Transport Intelligence

In terms of the present situation, the index is just shy of the all-important 50-level. While all lanes noted increases, the US-to-Europe lane was the only one to decline. Meanwhile, the 6-month expected situation barely increased as trade lanes recorded mixed signals. The airfreight market remains fragile. Even though IATA reported a 5.9 percent increase for March, it noted that, “While airfreight volumes rebounded to near three-year highs in March, levels are still slightly below January. Levels are up on a year ago due to growth which took place at the end of 2013; that growth trend has paused over recent months.”

Asked if the average size of airfreight shipments had changed, 38 percent of the respondents noted their average size of airfreight shipments were declining while 53 percent responded no declines and 9 percent indicated no change in the average size of airfreight shipments. Comments were mixed, indicating no clear industry trend. One response – “We airfreight goods only when strictly necessary” – appears to go along with IATA’s call to improve its value proposition if it is to attract growth when markets improve.

Meanwhile, the sea freight logistics confidence index increased 1.5 points to 60.1. For the present situation, all lanes increased except Asia to Europe. The Asia-to-Europe lane has experienced erratic rates actually slipping below $1000/TEU for a few weeks during first quarter. Since then, the rates have climbed above $1,000/TEU and have noted an increase for the last two weeks in April.

However, for the 6-month expected situation, the index grew 1.8 points with all lanes gaining. Perhaps expectations are running high for the P3 alliance? The alliance could likely help stabilized rates and capacity.

Source: Transport Intelligence

RELATED CONTENT

RELATED VIDEOS

Air Cargo Logistics Global Logistics Transportation & Distribution Consumer Packaged Goods
KEYWORDS Air Cargo consumer packaged goods Global Logistics Logistics logistics & supply chain Logistics Management: Air Cargo logistics services Ocean Transportation Transport Intelligence Transportation & Distribution Transportation Management
  • Related Articles

    Demand for Airfreight Continues to See Slight Improvement in Growth

    Airfreight Volume Improves in June, But Cargo Growth Continues to Be Fragile

    Ocean Shipping Overcapacity Continues, Confidence in Airfreight Market Still on Decline

  • Related Events

    How Every Shipper Can Benefit from Modern Drop-and-Hook: Four ways to get nationwide, flexible, and quality drop capacity with unparalleled visibility

    The Big Picture: What It Takes to Make Last-Mile Delivery Work

Transport Intelligence

Recession To Cause Rise In Logistics-Related Crime

More from this author

Wake up to Coronavirus Updates and the latest Supply Chain News!

Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter

Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

Popular Stories

  • Coronavirus-watch-Armada

    Virus Update: Biden Team to Buy 200 Million More Doses; Pfizer to Boost Deliveries

    Coronavirus
  • Car Industry

    A Year of Poor Planning Led to Carmakers’ Massive Chip Shortage

    Technology
  • The World Is Dangerously Dependent on Taiwan for Semiconductors

    The World Is Dangerously Dependent on Taiwan for Semiconductors

    Technology
  • California Trucker

    Why One Southern California Trucker Stays Independent

    Logistics
  • Third-Party Cybersecurity

    What Vaccine Supply Chains Must Do to Protect Against Cyberattack

    Coronavirus

Digital Edition

Scb home issue 27

2020 Supply Chain Innovator of the Year

VIEW THE LATEST ISSUE

Case Studies

  • LSP Saves Customer $1.5 Million a Year With MPO Global Inbound Management

  • Auto Supplier Wows Key Client Using riskmethods Supply Chain Savvy

  • Integrating Shipping and Compliance Saves Conglomerate Millions

  • How a Consumer Goods Giant Upped Its On-Time Delivery Performance

  • LSP Wows Global Client, Quickly Advances to Become End-to-End Provider

Visit Our Sponsors

6 River Systems ArcBest Armada
aThingz BluJay Burris Logistics
DSC Logistics DCSA (Digital Container Shipping Association) DHL Resilience360
Genpact GEP Honeywell Intelligrated
Infor Logility Magnitude Software
MPO Old Dominion Oliver Wight
OpenSky Ports America Purolator
QAD Precision Red Classic Riskmethods
TGW Systems Transportation Insights Watson Land Company
Westfalia Technologies Workjam Yang Ming
  • More From SCB
    • Featured Content
    • Video Library
    • Think Tank Blog
    • SupplyChainBrain Podcast
    • Whitepapers
    • Webinars
  • Digital Offerings
    • Digital Issue
    • Subscribe
    • Manage Your Subscription
    • Newsletters
  • Resources
    • Events Calendar
    • SCB's Great Supply Chain Partners
    • Supplier Directory
    • Case Study Showcase
    • Supply Chain Innovation Awards
    • 100 Great Partners Form
  • SCB Corporate
    • Advertise on SCB.COM
    • About Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact Us
    • Data Sharing Opt-Out

All content copyright © 2016 - 2018 Keller International Publishing Corp All rights reserved. No reproduction, transmission or display is permitted without the written permissions of Keller International Publishing Corp

Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing