Weekly Air Operations Update: Shanghai to Europe, US and Australia 04/08/23

Shanghai to London

• The market and air rates are currently stable
• Airport operations are currently normal
• Hauliers are working as normal
• No flight cancellations
• No weather disruptions
• Space is open
• Rates are relatively stable; airlines have provided promotional rates for dense cargo

Shanghai to New York

• Volume to East USA is still increasing and rates are at a high level due to a large launch of e-commerce goods
• Airport operations are currently normal
• Hauliers are working as normal
• No flight cancellations
• No weather disruptions
• Space is very tight
• Rates are increasing

Shanghai to Los Angeles

• The volume to West USA is expected to increase from next week which will lead to the rates increasing.
• Airport operations are currently normal
• Hauliers are working as normal
• No flight cancellations
• No weather disruptions
• Space is a little tight
• Rates expected to increase soon

Shanghai to Frankfurt

• The volume to FRA is expected to increase soon
• Airport operations are currently normal
• Hauliers are working as normal
• No flight cancellations
• No weather disruptions
• Space is open
• Rates are expected to increase soon

Shanghai to Melbourne

• Airport operations are currently normal
• Hauliers are working as normal
• No flight cancellations
• No weather disruptions
• Space is a little tight
• Air rates have increased slightly

Shanghai to Sydney

• Airport operations are currently normal
• Hauliers are working as normal
• No flight cancellations
• No weather disruptions
• Space is a little tight
• Air freight prices have increased slightly

Market intel
Cainiao achieves major strides in reducing carbon footprint
Cainiao Group (Cainiao), the logistics arm of Alibaba, says it has recycled 23.82 million cartons and slashed the use of packaging material by 184,000 tons in this fiscal year.
The company said in a statement that as part of its recycling initiative, it also leveraged its Cainiao Post stations to drive packaging recycling campaigns which included consumers leaving cartons at the post stations to be reused.
Cainiao also advocated for the use of electric vehicles for short distance urban deliveries. As of March 31, 2023, electric vehicles for urban deliveries accounted for 33 per cent of total vehicles used by Cainiao Express.
For last-mile logistics, Cainiao is promoting the implementation of autonomous logistics robots -Xiaomanlv, which has since completed delivery for more than 29 million orders as of March 31, 2023. This marks a new record for autonomous last-mile delivery in China.
The photovoltaic capacity of Cainiao's solar-powered warehouses expanded from 24.9 megawatts last year to 30.0 megawatts, a year-on-year increase of 20.5 per cent. By integrating the use of clean energy, Cainiao achieved a significant reduction in carbon emissions totaling 21,003.2 tons in the 2023 fiscal year.

N. China:

Due to the current typhoon issue, various flights have been cancelled in Beijing/Qingdao/Tianjin/Shijiazhuang/etc.

S. China:
Export volumes are stable and freight rates are stable as flights resume following typhoon.