Ecommerce growth leaves Latin America’s air cargo imbalance unresolved

Growing ecommerce imports are reshaping Latin America’s air cargo networks, but have yet to resolve the region’s directional imbalance, with LATAM Cargo reporting that declining industrial shipments are offsetting some of the gains.

Speaking to The Loadstar at TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum in Miami last week, LATAM Cargo group CEO Andrés Bianchi said stronger online retail volumes did not tell the whole story of southbound demand.

“First of all, it’s important to note that ecommerce volumes have increased, but other commodities have decreased,” he said.

“That means still you face the imbalance, because the export sector is doing quite well.”

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