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Air & Ocean Freight Market Updates
Air & Ocean Freight Market Updates
Navigate 2026 with confidence, hear from industry leaders as they break down the latest market shifts and what they mean for your business.
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Air freight enters 2026 with firm demand, seasonal pressure, and limited capacity relief.
Join our Air Freight experts as they discuss the following topics:
Join our Air Freight experts as they discuss the following topics:
🌐 Geopolitical tensions and air corridor disruptions, including impacts from the Middle East crisis, restricted airspace, and tariff driven volatility
✈️ Capacity growth that remains tight as freighter additions and passenger belly recovery are absorbed by LNY pre builds
🌏 Strong Asia Pacific export demand and shifts across major trade lanes
📊 Week on week rate movements driven by regional imbalances
🗓️ Ongoing widebody freighter shortages expected to extend into 2027–2028
✈️ Capacity growth that remains tight as freighter additions and passenger belly recovery are absorbed by LNY pre builds
🌏 Strong Asia Pacific export demand and shifts across major trade lanes
📊 Week on week rate movements driven by regional imbalances
🗓️ Ongoing widebody freighter shortages expected to extend into 2027–2028
Speakers
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Henk Venema, Executive Vice President Global Air Freight, DHL Global Forwarding
Patrick Bongers, Global Head of Airfreight Growth, DHL Global Forwarding
Vanya Dimitrova, Vice President Sales Strategy and Marketing, DHL Global Forwarding
Patrick Bongers, Global Head of Airfreight Growth, DHL Global Forwarding
Vanya Dimitrova, Vice President Sales Strategy and Marketing, DHL Global Forwarding
Ocean Freight is facing another year defined by uncertainty, shifting trade patterns, and evolving capacity dynamics.
Join our Ocean Freight experts as they discuss the following topics:
Join our Ocean Freight experts as they discuss the following topics:
🌐 Geopolitical tensions and trade route disruptions, including the Middle East crisis and tariff‑driven volatility
🚢 Carrier capacity management tactics — blank sailings, slow steaming, and their effect on reliability
🏭 Shifting demand and changing trade flows as economies find new markets and regional dynamics shift
📉 The impact of carrier capacity development and what the new vessel deliveries could mean
🏗️ Landside congestion and infrastructure constraints across key markets and what shippers should prepare for
🚢 Carrier capacity management tactics — blank sailings, slow steaming, and their effect on reliability
🏭 Shifting demand and changing trade flows as economies find new markets and regional dynamics shift
📉 The impact of carrier capacity development and what the new vessel deliveries could mean
🏗️ Landside congestion and infrastructure constraints across key markets and what shippers should prepare for
Speakers
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Brian Nemeth, Partner & Managing Director, Global Co-leader of Logistics & Transportation, AlixPartners
Jacob Moe, Global Head of FCL & Trade Management, DHL Global Forwarding
Vanya Dimitrova, Vice President Sales Strategy and Marketing, DHL Global Forwarding
Jacob Moe, Global Head of FCL & Trade Management, DHL Global Forwarding
Vanya Dimitrova, Vice President Sales Strategy and Marketing, DHL Global Forwarding
We are here to help you navigate the global freight forwarding market and make sense of it all
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