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Anyone work with air freight?
March 04, 2022, 11:44 AM
AglifterAnyone work with air freight?
I need to get a pallet from Werder Germany. Got quoted an insane rate for a 500kg pallet
March 04, 2022, 12:20 PM
mjlennonI work in construction. Sometimes, especially nowadays, a project manager will ask me to make up for fabrication delays by expedited shipping. I inform them that it will be at their additional expense, but I'd be happy to quote it for them. In the 35 years I've been doing this, only once have I actually done it. That wasn't for a contractor but directly for Coca Cola and it was for the CEOs office while he was out of town.
I can't imagine what it'd cost from Germany. I don't doubt that it fall under the category of insane though...
March 04, 2022, 01:12 PM
sns3guppyWith Covid and a reduction in shipping lift, air freight jumped from an average of 3 dollars a kilogram to 27 dollar a kilogram. It's on the decline somewhat, but still up considerably from what it was.
March 04, 2022, 01:42 PM
Rey HRHI stopped working in April 2020 and I regularly got weekly air freights from Germany for Medical Device parts along with sea freight.
Starting in March 2020 as flights were shutting down, air freight costs were increasing at least 30% every week. Now with fuel prices increasing and flight numbers still down, I can believe any price quoted me.
Our customs broker assured us it's was industry wide.
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March 04, 2022, 01:58 PM
sig226fanAs said above, it is ridiculous to air freight anything in currently. The only time it would make any sense is for very high dollar value items that could easily absorb the cost of freight. Medical equipment, high $ machinery, etc. that is business critical. Ocean freight time/cost, should be better coming from Europe to the US east coast. Ports are still jacked up because of higher volumes, but travel time and offloading is still much better than the left coast I have to deal with.
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corsairAir freight before covid was already a premium.
Today or, since 2020, air freight costs have gone through the roof, now with fuel prices skyrocketing, that cost is only going higher and higher.
If you're choosing to air freight that item, hopefully it's either critical, has a high margin for re-sale and are already spoken-for or, a premium item that will stimulate further business.
March 04, 2022, 05:35 PM
AglifterWe always had machinery sent air freight. The safety of a product with a long lead time was worth the money.
This item would be worth the old rates, but at 11/kg is a bit too high to work.
March 05, 2022, 08:23 AM
photohausecontact a freight forwarder...there are usually many at the airports. I used to work with one many years ago. They know their stuff.
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