With changing international laws things are also changing and the imposition of certain restrictions on ocean freight carriers it is expected that the charges of ocean cargo will rise significantly. This will positively impact air freight but whether air cargo industry can cater such shift.
People may find air cargo charges less expensive and this will push them to use it for goods transportation. By shifting to a faster and more secure means of transportation the shipper will become able to reach markets in lesser time.
In this way, there will be many opportunities for people related to this industry. Airfreight service is a diversified industry and you choose from the different available options. Premium next flight cargo service surely costs you much but saves time.
The other one is fixed day delivery service and it is handy on special occasions. Normal or routine service is apart from the two described earlier so it is not as simple as it may seem and many factors are involved in it.
With IMO 2020, a global regulation, the amount of sulfur in marine fuel need to lower from 3.5% to 0.5%. Use of low sulfur for ocean cargo carriers is believed to enhance cost significantly and it will result in high rates of ocean cargo. Currently, there is a massive price difference between high sulfur and low sulfur fuels.
Rate of freight forwarding through seas largely depends upon the price of fuel in contrast to air freight where it is just 20% of the total cost of freight operations. In this way, air freight forwarding will become more attractive for the clients.
There is another way to suppress emission of high sulfur fuel and it is to use scrubbers. According to an estimate, only ten percent of carriers will move to scrubbers and it will also increase expenses and rates will be higher than the present.
UK exports to Pakistan is carried out through both sea and air so there is a mix of both and with a price hike of ocean freight, more clients could move to the alternative source of goods transportation. Trade tension between two biggest trade giants at the moment also hurts cargo activity.
As more space is available in ships for cargo rates are lowering and this will pull back some shippers. Some items like dairy products are now moving from air cargo option to sea cargo facility.
Till fully implementation of IMO2020 regulation things will remain uncertain and initially same situation will prevail but once things settle down there will be clarity where the shipper will move either from air to ocean or vice versa.
Trade among countries is on the rise and it will continue as it is easier now to sell goods to people across or beyond borders. The purchaser also has abundant choices and they can order online to receive their orders at their doorstep.