Data-centre boom drives air cargo growth – and widens imbalances

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Investment in data centres is driving rapid growth in high-tech air cargo, with volumes rising 22% year over year in the first seven months of 2026. Consultancy Aevean says this growth is reshaping trade flows and worsening capacity imbalances, while the wider global air cargo market grew 5.8%.

Data-centre investment is reshaping trade flows and putting new pressure on the industry’s capacity balance, with hi-tech now the main engine of air cargo growth, according to consultancy Aevean. Aevean data shows hi-tech air trade reached 3m tonnes in the first seven months of 2026, compared with 2.8m tonnes for Chinese ecommerce. Hi-tech volumes were up 22% year on year, while the wider global air cargo market grew 5.8%. “The cream on ... The post Data-centre boom drives air cargo growth – and widens imbalances appeared first on The Loadstar.