BDP team at Colombia Expologistica event
USA seem to love us back because they ’ re spending more of their hard-earned kilos with us , so that ’ s always a good sign .
“ They have a choice , they can use their kilos with whoever they want but they ’ re choosing us over the competition .”
The freight market Phelps says the industry is hugely competitive . “ There ’ s huge pressure on yields right now , you ’ ve got to find a balance where you save the customer money and still make money . When freights are priced too cheaply they just sit there and don ’ t move . You get what you pay for .”
There is a constant up and down of supply and demand , Phelps says . “ Right now , you ’ re seeing fewer freighters , some being retired in many cases from a passenger point of view , and also from a freight point of view , everybody ’ s moving into mini freighters .
“ We try to work with global carriers that have both capabilities , a limited fleet of freighters , and also with a large
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