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n°182 · March 5, 2026

"There is a little bit of fatigue... in the industry because you draw 10 contingency plans only to tear them all up because there is a new twist and a new angle to it."

  • 🚒 Shippers brace for Middle East blowback
  • πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Iran war provokes global air freight capacity crunch
  • ✈️ Shippers await DoJ posture on tariff refunds
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n°181 · February 26, 2026

Court ruling threatens to cause new tariff chaos

  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Court ruling threatens to cause new tariff chaos
  • 🚒 Shippers warned of heightened CBP scrutiny
  • ✈️ Carriers intensify blankings amidst Red Sea fears
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n°180 · February 19, 2026

Widescale vessel scrapping draws near

  • 🚒 Shippers are bearing the bulk of tariff burden - Fed
  • ✈️ Air freight markets depart from seasonal patterns
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n°179 · February 12, 2026

Blanking risks surge as carrier desperation grows

  • 🚒 US-India deal - supply chain gamechanger or hype?
  • ✈️ Air cargo market wrestles with e-commerce exodus
  • 🚒 Blanking risks surge as carrier desperation grows
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n°178 · February 5, 2026

New geopolitical stormclouds gather for shippers

  • 🚒 New geopolitical stormclouds gather for shippers
  • πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Storm eases but knock-on effects likely for air freight
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n°177 · January 29, 2026

Tariff guessing game creates quandary for shippers

  • 🚒 Tariff guessing game creates quandary for shippers
  • πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ CNY spike gives way to airline discomfort
  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Rates fall but logistics managers feel the pressure
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n°176 · January 22, 2026

More uncertainty rocks Asia-US air freight market

  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ More uncertainty rocks Asia-US air freight market
  • 🚒 Spot rates fall but shippers face frustration
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n°175 · January 15, 2026

How Trans-Pacific spike might affect contract talks

  • 🚒 New Iran sanctions could put China deal at risk
  • ✈️ Why shippers hold upper hand in air freight contract talks
  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ How Trans-Pacific spike might affect contract talks
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n°174 · January 8, 2026

Capacity surge carries sting in its tail

  • 🚒 Capacity surge carries sting in its tail
  • πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί More turbulence ahead for air freight shippers
  • ✈️ Furniture importers gain a year's tariff grace
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n°173 · December 18, 2025

Courts may be shippers' best friends in 2026

  • 🚒 Carriers' blanks go off with a muted pop
  • ✈️ Tale of two modes as air freight capacity tightens
  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Courts may be shippers' best friends in 2026
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