DSV Global Market update – October 2024
LOCAL UPDATE
Airfreight
- Due to the security situation in the area, a number of airlines have temporarily canceled flights to Israel, some of them should gradually return to operations.
- The situation creates a great burden on the Israeli airlines and the international companies operating to and from Israel. The load and the reduction of the capacity causes the extension of the transit time.
Ocean
- The red sea crisis is still influencing the traffic from the Fareast to Israel and the global market as well.
- Most of the shipping lines have decided, to stop all voyages through the Suez Canal for the time being, and to have their vessels operate via the Cape of Good Hope.
- Other options are shipping by ocean from the Fareast to Bahrain or Jebel Ali ports, trucking to Sheikh Hussain, clearing from customs at the cross border, trucking the shipments to final destinations in IL.
- The situation causes longer transit time, lack of capacity, and shipments switched from Ocean to Air to meet the lead time.
Land border crossings.
- The Allenby cargo terminal is working partially operates according to the instructions of the Israeli customs
- The other border crossings are working as usual, but there is a load due to the regulation of deliveries from Allenby to other crossings
Political crisis with Turkey
- The political crisis with Turkey gives its signals in the supply chain especially in ocean/air traffic to Israel, direct sailings from Turkey are possible for Palestinian customers only and without the involvement of an Israeli forwarder.
- DSV Israel is working to find alternative solutions for its customers,
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Global
General Update
- US goes big with first interest rate cut in four years.
- European Central Bank set for third interest rate cut of the year in meeting this October.
- Red Sea Surcharges are still applicable.
- China’s Exports slow but continue Run of Growth
- China announces more fiscal stimulus to boost economy, leaves out details on overall package size.
Ocean freight highlights:
- Global container port congestion eased noticeably at 2,16m TEU (7,1% of fleet) after Chinese Golden Week
- The dreaded strike on the US East Coast came and went relatively quickly as we got into October.
- Brazil port congestion update, large volumes increase on 2024 and port infrastructure challenges.
- All major ports in Mexico are suffering from port congestion affecting transit time.
- U.S. container imports in September 2024 exceed 2.5M TEUs, at pandemic container volumes.
- Container orderbook is now 8 million TEU, breaking the record during the pandemic years, current orderbook is 26% of current capacity.
- Carrier on time Performance at 52,8% being Asia to East Coast South America the worst performer with 24% on time reliability and over 8 days of delay.
Airfreight highlights:
- Expected E-Commerce impact on Asia to Europe and North America on Q4-2024, and potential ripple effect to other markets.
- China's ecommerce giants revamp strategy to get round new US rules.
- International air cargo capacity growth is up +9% vs 2019,slightly outpacing last month's +8%
- Global international air cargo capacity shows slight improvement over the last 4 weeks, growing at +1%
- Recent weather events temporarily decreased outbound air cargo capacity out of major cargo airports, especially Hanoi.
- Middle East & South Asia see surge in widebody freighter flights on routes to/from Europe and Asia Pacific
Global tonnages (+11%) and rates (+12%) continue to show strong YoY improvements.
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