
Freight Market Update: April 4, 2024
Red Sea diversions via the Cape of Good Hope keep disrupting Asia-Europe schedules as carriers implement GRIs to halt a nine-week rate decline.

Red Sea diversions via the Cape of Good Hope keep disrupting Asia-Europe schedules as carriers implement GRIs to halt a nine-week rate decline.

Asia-Europe carriers keep rerouting via the Cape of Good Hope after another Red Sea tanker attack, as Ocean Alliance restructures all Asia-to-North Europe loops.

Dubai-Europe air cargo tonnage surged 205% year-on-year as Red Sea disruptions pushed Asia-Europe sea-air demand through hubs like Dubai and Bangkok.

Red Sea disruptions drive surging Asia-Europe sea-air demand, more than doubling Dubai-Europe air cargo volumes following the Lunar New Year dip in March 2024.

Red Sea disruptions surge sea-air volumes through Dubai, Colombo, and Bangkok, lifting air tonnages to Europe by up to 71% in early 2024.
Transatlantic westbound rates jump $500/TEU as Red Sea surcharges take hold, with further increases expected in March amid tight equipment across Europe.
Global air cargo capacity rises 10% over 2019 as Red Sea crisis and Lunar New Year lift transpacific and Asia-Europe air yields into late January.

Red Sea disruptions push Asia-Europe cargo from sea to air as global air demand jumps and ocean spot rates triple in early February 2024.