Middle East War Drives Air Cargo Rates 48% Higher as Gulf Hubs Go Dark

NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/middle-east-war-drives-air-cargo-rates-48-higher-as-gulf-hubs-go-dark/The Iran-US-Israel conflict has delivered the sharpest shock to global air cargo markets in years, with freight rates out of the Middle East and South Asia surging 48 percent in the two weeks ending March 15, 2026, according to new data published by WorldACD, even as the destruction of available capacity in the region reached […] NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/middle-east-war-drives-air-cargo-rates-48-higher-as-gulf-hubs-go-dark/


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