Is air cargo on the up? Global volume dips -4% in May

Continued market uncertainties and (extended) public holidays contributed to a -4% drop in global air cargo demand in May 2021 versus the pre-COVID level in 2019, according to the latest industry volume, load factor and rates analysis by CLIVE Data Services and TAC Index. To offer a meaningful perspective of the air cargo industry’s performance, […]

Air cargo shows improvement for fourth consecutive month

The gradual route to recovery to pre-COVID market conditions continued for the global air cargo industry in August for a fourth-consecutive month, according to fresh volume and yield data from two of the industry’s leading analysts, CLIVE Data Services and TAC Index. Year-on-year growth for the full four weeks of August showed a further narrowing […]

FIS publishes first airfreight futures forward curve

A new risk management tool will help buyers and sellers tackle capacity constraints and seasonal price increases. Freight Investor Services (FIS), the global leader in freight and commodity derivatives, has published the first ever airfreight forward price curve, beginning a new era of risk management in this $70 bn freight market. FIS has spent 12 […]

Air Cargo FFAs and index-linked airfreight cleared for take-off

Freight Investor Services (FIS), the global leader in freight and commodity derivatives, is bringing its expertise in financial risk management to the airfreight market with the launch of Air Cargo FFAs. The London-based brokerage has partnered with The Air Cargo Index (TAC Index) to offer airlines, forwarders and end users the means to flexibly price […]

Free access to TAC Index data until September

Hong Kong-based, TAC Index is offering industry qualified parties full, free access to TAC Index up until September 30, 2018. TAC Index has been publishing air cargo data weekly on several major routes since January 2015 and has steadily been adding more routes over time. TAC Indices are now listed as the air cargo reference […]