{"id":1359,"date":"2026-02-06T16:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/1359\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T16:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:17:14","slug":"air-cargo-market-adjusts-amid-peak-season-and-regulatory-shifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/1359\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Cargo Market Adjusts Amid Peak Season and Regulatory Shifts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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<p>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltrademag.com\/air-cargo-volumes-show-strong-growth-in-early-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Air Cargo Volumes Show Strong Growth in Early 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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<p>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<p>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<p>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<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexbox.io\/blog\/air-cargo-market-adjusts-amid-peak-season-and-regulatory-shifts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Global air cargo volumes are experiencing an adjustment as demand from the e-commerce sector temporarily softens, according to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":688,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[224],"tags":[1843,787,669,245,673,1844],"class_list":{"0":"post-1359","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-maersk","8":"tag-air-cargo","9":"tag-global-logistics","10":"tag-global-trade","11":"tag-maersk","12":"tag-supply-chain","13":"tag-supply-chain-management"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}