Mideast war weighs on transport costsContainer-laden shipping vessels docked at the Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Chon Buri province on April 25, 2024. Airlines are required to carry additional fuel reserves for safety, reducing the cargo weight aircraft can transport and tightening air freight capacity. The imbalance between rising demand and limited air cargo capacity is likely to push air freight rates higher in the coming weeks. The longer flight paths add pressure to operating costs for carriers, particularly fuel expenses, said Kettivit Sittisoontornwong, chief executive of Leo. Rising crude oil prices result in higher bunker fuel costs for vessels and likely adjustments to the bunker adjustment factor and emergency bunker surcharge, noted Mr Kettivit.

Source: Bangkok Post March 05, 2026 00:51 UTC