Air-freight trends to watch for in 2018
There has been a tremendous shift in the air freight industry since last few years. This is because digitalization has played a crucial role in the progress of this sector. With the advent of advanced analytics and machine learning, it has become easier for some air freight companies to automate their back-end processes. This has increased efficiency in traffic planning and infrastructure. Here are a few air-freight trends to watch out in 2018: Capacity is likely to reduce The air cargo space is usually limited. When airlines get involved with large shippers, the major chunk of the airspace gets utilised. This has a great impact on small and medium-sized consigners as they have difficulty in securing their space for the shipment. Small freight forwarders may still have an advantage of securing their space but only 10% of the top shippers may be able to provide space when there is an actual need. Peak seasons will impose more pressure on available capacity During the pe