Dimerco unveils peak season air cargo charter

Dimerco Express partnered with Cathay Pacific to offer a weekly air cargo charter service from Shanghai (PVG) to Chicago (ORD) from Sept to Dec using a B747-800F aircraft.

“The service is in response to clear market signals that capacity constraints this peak season could have shippers scrambling for high-priced cargo space,” reads the Dimerco release.

Dimerco’s weekly air cargo freighter service from Shanghai to Chicago runs from September 12 to December 5.

The B747-800F airplane from Cathay Pacific leaves PVG each Thursday morning local time, stops in Hong Kong and arrives in ORD at 1:40 pm Friday local time.

The charter solution can be either port to port or door to door. Dimerco will work with its truck carrier network for final-mile delivery from Chicago.

Many shippers, particularly consumer electronics companies, are launching new products this holiday season and are anticipating big demand.

Typically, 30%–40% of carrier space is pre-allocated, with the balance available to the rest of the market. But this year that pre-allocated percentage is much higher, limiting sellable space.

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One reason for this is that Temu, Shein and other e-commerce companies in China are demanding freight forwarding partners have at least one BSA in place with a carrier.

As a result, many small and medium-sized forwarders have signed minimum volume agreements with carriers (e.g., 25–50 tons per month).

“So, you have more pre-committed space and limited extra space to sell ad hoc in the open market.”

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