International airfreight rates surged by as much as 95 per cent between February and March, as reduced cargo capacity and higher fuel prices linked to the Iran war pushed prices closer to the record levels seen during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Drewry Airfreight Insight.
In one of the sharpest moves, airfreight rates from Shanghai to Dubai jumped 95 per cent since the start of the war to $8.60 per
