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Pressemitteilung: Xeneta Publishes 2026 Air Freight Outlook Update: Long-Term Rates Set to Rise 5-15% Full-Year Due to Impact of Middle East Conflict / Xeneta, the ocean and air freight rate intelligence solution, has published the Air Freight Outlook 2026 Mid-Year Update, adjusting the full-year 2026 forecast issued in December 2025 to factor the ongoing impact of conflict in the Middle East on rates, demand and supply. Shipper long-term rates were set to fall 5% to 10% in full-year 2026, however those rates are now expected to rise 5% to 15%, driven primarily by the supply chain shock caused by the escalation of conflict in the Middle East in February. Xeneta also now forecasts full-year demand growth toward the higher end of the 2% to 3% range published in December 2025, while capacity growth is expected toward the lower end of a revised 2% to 3% range - down from the 3% to 4% published in December. Escalation of the Middle East conflict on 28 February removed 12% of global air cargo capacity overnight. This contributed to global air cargo supply growth of just 1% in the first half of 2026. (....)