Weekly Air Operations Update: Shanghai to Europe, US and Australia 08/12/23

Shanghai to London

• Space is still very tight due to the increasing volume of eCommerce cargo and the approaching Christmas holiday
• Airport operations are currently normal
• Hauliers are working as normal
• No flight cancellations
• No weather disruptions
• Rates will be increasing until the middle of December

Shanghai to New York

• Space is still very tight due to the increasing volume of eCommerce cargo and the approaching Christmas holiday
• Airport operations are currently normal
• Hauliers are working as normal
• No flight cancellations
• No weather disruptions
• Rates will be increasing until the middle of December

Shanghai to Los Angeles

• Space is still very tight due to the increasing volume of eCommerce cargo and the approaching Christmas holiday
• Airport operations are currently normal
• Hauliers are working as normal
• No flight cancellations
• No weather disruptions
• Rates will be increasing until the middle of December

Shanghai to Frankfurt

• Space is still very tight due to the increasing volume of eCommerce cargo and the approaching Christmas holiday
• Airport operations are currently normal
• Hauliers are working as normal
• No flight cancellations
• No weather disruptions
• Rates will be increasing until the middle of December

Shanghai to Melbourne

• Space is still very tight due to the increasing volume of eCommerce cargo and the approaching Christmas holiday
• Airport operations are currently normal
• Hauliers are working as normal
• No flight cancellations
• No weather disruptions
• Rates will be increasing until the middle of December

Shanghai to Sydney

• Space is still very tight due to the increasing volume of eCommerce cargo and the approaching Christmas holiday
• Airport operations are currently normal
• Hauliers are working as normal
• No flight cancellations
• No weather disruptions
• Rates will be increasing until the middle of December

Market intel

Maersk Air Cargo try out new UK-China route

MAERSK Air Cargo is to launch a new trial service between the UK and China to help meet peak season demand, reports London's Air Cargo News.

The airline will operate the weekly service between Bournemouth Airport and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) in Zhejiang province utilising a Boeing 767-300 freighter with a capacity of around 45 tonnes.

Cargo will be handled in Bournemouth by the airport's in-house business, Cargo First.

The service will initially operate until the end of the year to cater for peak season demand, but there is the potential to continue after.

N. China

The air freight market situation this week remains the same as the previous week. With the approaching Christmas holiday, the air freight space is becoming tigther and air freight rates have been at a relatively high level.

S. China

The air freight market situation this week remains the same as the previous week. With the approaching Christmas holiday, the air freight space is becoming tigther and air freight rates have been at a relatively high level.