Geopolitical Airspace Restrictions in 2026: Why Longer Flight Paths Are Driving Higher Costs
If your air freight costs are climbing in 2026 even though volumes feel stable, the reason is increasingly geopolitical rather than commercial. Airspace restrictions, safety-driven
SAF Becomes Mandatory on Major Trade Lanes in 2026: How It’s Reshaping Air Freight Pricing
The air freight industry is entering a pivotal transition in 2026 as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) moves from a voluntary climate initiative to a regulatory requirement on major
Shipping Industry Entering Fragile Growth Phase, Says UNCTAD
Global shipping is entering a period of fragile growth, rising costs and mounting uncertainty, according to The Review of Maritime Transport 2025 released yesterday by UN Trade and
From Crisis to Opportunity: Air Freight’s Role Amidst Ocean Shipping Disruptions
The Red Sea Shipping Crisis – What Went Wrong? 2025 hasn’t been kind to ocean shipping—and that’s putting it lightly. With major disruptions in maritime routes, particularl
Bottlenecks Emerge in Asia Ahead of Air Freight Peak Season
On the eve of the peak airfreight season, most Asian gateways are running without problems, but some bottlenecks have begun to appear, particularly out of South-east Asia and the P
Strike Disruption Starts: Surge in Air freight Demand Expected
The US dockworker union ILA may only just have confirmed the east and Gulf coast port strike, but disruption is already happening – with shippers bracing for extra airfreight cos
Canada Introduces New Air Cargo Security Rules in Response to Threats
Heightened concerns over air cargo security in Europe and North America has resulted in Transport Canada imposing new rules. Thought to be in response to a number of incendiary dev
Airlines Report Cargo Operations ‘Severely Affected’ by Outage
Delays and backlogs are expected across the air cargo industry, following the Microsoft IT outage. Scan Global Logistics said that the CrowdStrike outage “may cause bottlenecks a
Atlas Ends Amazon Flights Due to Low Utilization
Pilots have reported that Amazon and Atlas Air have ended their CMI contract. Next month, Atlas will reportedly begin phasing-out flying its 17 767-300Fs for Amazon, to cease entir
