Freight & Forwarding Blog

Neil Wilson
September 7, 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 7, 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 5, 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

Neil Wilson
May 8, 2023

Weak demand and rising capacity continue to drive air freight prices lower

But if China keeps growing fast and any recession in the West is brief and shallow, perhaps the market may yet reach a bottom soon

Neil Wilson
April 3, 2023

Could a new banking crisis send the whole air freight market off course?

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and last-ditch rescue of Credit Suisse have raised the spectre of a renewed financial crisis. But this time does look a bit different.