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Air Cargo Report: More capacity comes on line, but shortage persists

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Every Sunday our Air Cargo Market Update shines a spotlight on rates and other trends influencing transportation suppliers and buyers.

This week we’re going to focus on new capacity coming into the market, mostly in the form of freighters.

All-cargo operators, including passenger airlines operating cargo-only aircraft, are experiencing record load factors and are expected to be booked solid for the remainder of the year on major trade lanes, with passenger traffic expected to be stunted by the...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/air-cargo-report-more-capacity-comes-on-line-but-shortage-persists

COVID ushers in direct cargo flights from Vietnam

Big load of cargo on a pallet at the airport.

High airfreight rates and the urgent need for personal protective equipment have led to more direct all-cargo flights from Vietnam to the U.S., saving shippers time and money, according to logistics companies and airport managers.

Since mid-April, Wen-Parker Logistics has chartered 46 full freighters, the majority of them from Vietnam, carrying face masks for multiple U.S. customers, according to Brady Borycki, executive vice president, global business development. Three more aircraft are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/covid-ushers-in-direct-cargo-flights-from-vietnam