Freight & Forwarding Blog

Neil Wilson
October 6, 2023

Onwards and upwards – through peak season and beyond

After a long and at times dizzying fall from the giddy peaks of the Covid era, it seems that air freight rates may have finally bottomed out – and are now rising into not just a genuine peak season bounce, but perhaps beyond that

Neil Wilson
September 6, 2023

Rates drift in the summer doldrums – but is a bounce coming?

E-commerce activity is still strong, though markets worry about a slowdown in China as well as in the West

Neil Wilson
August 5, 2023

The story of air freight, Goldilocks and the Three Bears

After a long, steep fall in rates and now a summer lull, hopes are rising for some sort of modest peak season in air freight – one that won’t be either too hot or too cold for markets, but just right

Neil Wilson
July 6, 2023

Air freight rates come off the Big Dipper

The pace of decline in rates slowed in June, but are we near the bottom yet? Or is that wishful thinking?

Neil Wilson
June 6, 2023

Mood in Munich buoyant despite falling rates

Supply chains changing, e-commerce set for further growth, but SAF far from the complete solution on sustainability

TAC Freight Blog

What’s going ‘higher-for-longer’ – interest rates or air freight rates? Or both?

Onwards and upwards – through peak season and beyond

Rates drift in the summer doldrums – but is a bounce coming?

The story of air freight, Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Air freight rates come off the Big Dipper

Mood in Munich buoyant despite falling rates