Asia-Pacific Air Cargo Spot Rates Slide for Fifth Straight Week as China-Europe Lane Cools

Summary

WorldACD data show Asia-Pacific to Europe air spot rates falling for a fifth consecutive week into early August, driven mainly by discounting out of China. Underlying demand is not collapsing: semiconductor and AI hardware flows remain firm, and DHL Global Forwarding lifted second-quarter airfreight volumes 7% year on year to 473,000 tonnes.