45 posts tagged with “air-cargo”

Ocean rates stabilizing, trucking costs up 16–17% YoY, and air cargo facing fuel-driven capacity constraints — Q2 2026 is exposing shippers who plan by mode in isolation. Here's how to optimize your multimodal mix.

Q2 2026 is producing a rare freight market anomaly: ocean rates in freefall, trucking capacity tightening, and air cargo rates spiking. Here's how smart shippers are exploiting the divergence.

California’s jet fuel inventory has slipped to just over 2.6 million barrels while refining capacity keeps shrinking, creating a tougher risk environment for air cargo shippers moving time-sensitive freight through West Coast gateways.

Alaska Air’s revised Amazon freighter deal is a sharp reminder that dedicated air capacity is no longer just emergency lift. It is becoming a network design decision tied to margin, resilience, and service guarantees.

Lufthansa’s decision to cut 20,000 flights to save jet fuel is a warning for air cargo buyers. When fuel markets tighten, capacity, rates, and routing assumptions can change fast, and freight planning has to keep up.

Air cargo is still absorbing global trade shocks in 2026, but rising rates and Middle East disruption are pushing shippers toward a more tactical model: ocean-air routings through Los Angeles.
UPS’s new Taiwan hub is more than a network expansion. It shows how semiconductor freight is turning into a premium logistics discipline built around speed, precision, and capacity control.

Trucking capacity is tightening with tender rejections at 14%, ocean freight faces overcapacity with rates down 70% from peak, and air cargo demand surged 11.2% YoY. Here's how shippers can exploit Q2 2026's modal divergence.

Iran's retaliatory strikes on Gulf airports have shut down Dubai and Doha — two of the world's busiest air cargo hubs — triggering a 40%+ capacity drop on Asia-Europe corridors and forcing shippers to reroute through Istanbul, Mumbai, and Singapore.

Etihad Cargo and SF Airlines have built the largest dedicated China-Middle East air freight corridor, contributing 30% of Etihad's cargo revenue. Learn what this means for global shippers routing through Abu Dhabi in 2026.