Pricing is shifting in shippers' favor, with the global air cargo spot rate down 6% month over month, Xeneta reported.
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Pricing is shifting in shippers’ favor, with the global air cargo spot rate down 6% month over month, Xeneta reported.
Published Aug. 13, 2026
A DHL aircraft. Air cargo spot rates from Northeast and Southeast Asia to North America are up 33% since late February, Xeneta reported.
Xeneta reported an April peak to long-term rates while Middle East carrier capacity continues to return, which may ease cost…
Xeneta attributed the spike to supply issues, not jet fuel volatility, despite carrier surcharges.
Global air freight spot rates were up 38% year over year in June, but the pace of growth is slowing, Xeneta reported.
The Iran war continues to drive market volatility while artificial intelligence-related cargo fuels growth on the Transpacific…
Sustained import volumes and rising freight rates near the end of an early peak season are “taking most observers by surprise,”…
The Iran war continues to drive market volatility while artificial intelligence-related cargo fuels growth on the Transpacific…
