Air cargo demand growth is present outside of the China-US trade lane, but it remains to be seen whether trade diversification will be sustained throughout the second half of the year.

Air cargo volumes on the transpacific trade lane dropped 11% year on year in May amid tariff and de minimis changes, said Freightos’ head of research Judah Levine, and was down 12% compared with April.

However, volume growth was up on other trade lanes, partly as e-commerce shippers looked to establish alternative transport arrangements.

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