Air Cargo

Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Expands to Record-Breaking Fifth Annual Event

The Women in Supply Chain Forum™ is the only female-focused conference specific to supporting, celebrating and advocating for women in the supply chain space.

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Air Cargo Demand Grows 4.4% in August

September 30, 2026

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The AI Measurement Gap: Why Sales Growth Remains Invisible

September 14, 2026

Nominations Open for 2027 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award

September 14, 2026

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IATA Reports 3.9% Air Cargo Growth in July Amid Rising Fuel Costs

August 31, 2026

2026 Top Tech Startup Award: Nominations Open

August 31, 2026

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Hormuz Diversions Fall 41% as Port Congestion Reaches Crisis Levels

2026 Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Award Celebrates Next Generation of Female Logistics Leaders

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AI Demand to Tighten Peak Season Capacity

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Preventing Air Cargo Theft

High Energy Prices Leads to Lower Demand for Freight Transport

Atradius Trade Credit Insurance

The global economic growth is slowing this year as high energy prices affect consumer sentiment and household purchasing power.

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Air Cargo Demand up 6% in May

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Global trade increased by 5% year-on-year, extending 25 months of consecutive annual growth.

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Etihad Cargo Launches Airline-Led Training Community

The Excellence Hub is dubbed as the air cargo industry’s first logistics training academy by an airline.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Major Ports, Airports Highly Exposed to Supply Chain Shocks

Verisk Maplecroft, a Verisk business

Countries accounting for more than 90% of global trade face increasing levels of risk.

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For Transportation and Logistics, Scale is No Longer Enough

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)

Ports, border assets and logistics infrastructure are becoming control points.

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C.H. Robinson’s AI Technology to Autonomously Handle 4PL Shipments Across Trucking, Ocean, Air, Rail

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

A new Lean AI Engineer works in concert with the Lean AI Planner to create one connected system that uniquely enhances a supply chain as it runs.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

AI, Semiconductor Demand and Fuel Volatility Keep Asia-Pacific Freight Capacity Tight

Dimerco Express Group

Ocean freight markets remain mixed, but rates are firming on several major lanes as shippers move cargo earlier to reduce exposure to rising fuel-related costs.

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Air Cargo Demand up Despite Middle East Disruption

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

North American carriers saw a 5% year-on-year increase in air cargo demand in April.

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State of Air Cargo: Why Cold Chain Resilience Depends on Lane-Level Capacity Intelligence

State of Air Cargo readiness is combining lane-level trade signals with capacity tracking and short-horizon nowcasts, so cold chain teams can see risk before it becomes an operational failure.

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Risk/Compliance

Tariff Whiplash Drives up Costs Across all Modes

AlixPartners LLP

The result is a freight environment where pricing is rising faster than demand, landed costs are harder to forecast, and shippers are being asked to make sourcing decisions inside a narrowing window.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

The Global Ocean Freight Market Outlook

Dimerco Express Group

Looking ahead, the ocean freight market this year will be focused on the Middle East once again, primarily impacting oil and fertilizer markets, and will also continue to feature extended transits as many container ships avoid the Red Sea.

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Middle East Disruption Impacts Cargo Markets

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Global manufacturing sentiment remained in growth territory in March, easing slightly from February.

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