{"id":78894,"date":"2026-02-06T15:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/890057973"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:32:08","slug":"air-cargo-market-adjusts-amid-peak-season-and-regulatory-shifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/06\/air-cargo-market-adjusts-amid-peak-season-and-regulatory-shifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Cargo Market Adjusts Amid Peak Season and Regulatory Shifts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Global air cargo volumes are experiencing an adjustment as demand from the e-commerce sector temporarily softens, according to a report from The Loadstar. The market is seeing change as a combination of Valentine\u2019s Day, Chinese New Year, and new European Union regulations affects demand patterns.<\/p>\n

Read also: Air Cargo Volumes Show Strong Growth in Early 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Forwarders report that demand from Chinese e-commerce players has decreased, with one stating, \u201cThe market is definitely not as busy as before.\u201d This decline comes despite the market being in a typical seasonal peak period leading up to Chinese New Year. A logistics executive noted, \u201cThe fact that we\u2019re in a peak period, but still not seeing volumes, shows the drop has been quite significant.\u201d<\/p>\n

The EU\u2019s new pre-loading advance cargo information (PLACI) rules, effective since June 2025, are cited as a factor. These regulations require more data on e-commerce shipments, which has slowed down logistics processes. An executive from a major forwarder said, \u201cWe are seeing the market adjust after the PLACI regulations came into force.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Concurrently, air freight rates from Asia have fallen. Spot rates from Shanghai to North Europe dropped 12% week-on-week to $3.55 per kg, while rates to North America fell 6% to $4.74 per kg. This price decline aligns with the reduced demand, though capacity remains constrained due to ongoing geopolitical disruptions affecting key air and sea routes.<\/p>\n

The report also highlights that the EU\u2019s new Import Control System 2 (ICS2) release 3, which requires full entry summary declarations for all goods entering the EU, is adding further complexity. A source at a large European handler said the system is causing \u201cteething problems\u201d and delays at cargo terminals.<\/p>\n

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform <\/a><\/p>\n

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… patterns. Read also: Air Cargo<\/span> Volumes Show Strong Growth … s new pre-loading advance cargo<\/span> information (PLACI) rules, … into force.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Concurrently, air freight<\/span> rates from Asia have fallen … teething problems\u00e2\u0080\u009d and delays at cargo<\/span> terminals. Source: IndexBox Market …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78894\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}