Supply Chain Research

With airfreight currently in a downturn – there was a 3.4% year over year drop in volumes handled globally in May due to the U.S.-China trade war – freight forwarders and airlines are looking for alternative sources of growth. FedEx for example is adding a new route serving the Colombian airports of Bogota and Medellin and connecting to Miami. Colombian airfreight exports increased 2.6% year over year in the past three months to Apr. 30, though shipments to the U.S. fell by 0.2%. The largest users of airfreight from Bogota and Colombia in the 12 months to Apr. 30 were fresh flower shippe...