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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Lower energy prices and cargo rates may lead to a soft landing for the world economy – and a quicker rebound

The global economy has been stalling – and air freight prices falling. After a big surge during Covid, is the market dropping back as far as pre-pandemic levels?

Shippers and carriers are looking increasingly towards index-linked agreements (ILAs) to manage price volatility.