The formulation of enduring strategies and investments aimed at fostering sustainability is imperative to ensure the continued viability of the air freight industry. While air freight remains a critical player in facilitating global trade, it is essential to acknowledge its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. The air cargo sector contributes 2% to global carbon emissions….
The Brazil Customs Authority has initiated the implementation of the CCT Aéreo (Cargo and Transit of Foreign Goods for Air Transport) to streamline cargo control for foreign goods transported by air. This rollout of new measures commenced on 20th January 2023 and is going to have a far-reaching effect on the air freight forwarders. Starting…
Presently, the air freight industry is dealing with multiple hitches such as grounded planes, trimmed routes, and a decline in demand. In fact, some of the multinational air freight companies are signaling a slackened demand as compared to the times of the pandemic. With less than two months to go until the start of the…
The pandemic dealt a heavy blow to the passenger side of the aviation industry, but the same is not true for the air freight industry. The air cargo business boomed during the pandemic with skyrocketing demand for goods and the expanding e-commerce sector. More importantly, the pandemic has accelerated the process of digitization in the…
The demand for air cargo space is growing stronger in 2022 as belly hold services are still not fully functional because of the grounding of several passenger planes. As stated by the President of FedEx, “As passenger travel remains depleted, air cargo capacity will be constrained through 2022 all while the demand for goods is…
The air cargo carriers are taking several measures for coping with the strong demand for air cargo space. In a time when the ocean freight sector is becoming increasingly unreliable because of container shortage and delays, more and more manufacturers are counting on air freight services to move their items. However, the air freight sector…
The freight forwarding industry is still reeling from the effects of the pandemic. The increase in online shopping coupled with the container shortage, port congestion, and rise in sea freight rates has prompted the shipping companies to turn to international air cargo services. Amidst closed international borders due to the pandemic, the air freight industry…