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Platts worldwide jet fuel

Tonne $1,485.62

Liter $1.49

Gallon $4.48

Barrel $188.13

2026 Mar 13

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Trading market outlook

2026 Mar 13

Aircraft trading market for 2026 tightening as low supply and high demand raise values; market affected by operators retaining fleets due to delivery delays; narrowbody market facing shortage of components, met by harvesting newer models; cargo market finding low feedstock as operators keep aircraft to serve pax market growth; traders acquiring older aircraft to access engines with remaining times and in-demand compenents.

Markets

Bypass port for crude oil

2026 Mar 13

No bypass port to absorb displacement caused by Strait of Hormuz block, processing nearly 1/3 of world’s seaborne crude oil and 33m TEUs of container cargo each year, posing greatest single point of failure for region’s ocean liner connectivity.

Forecasts

Airlines and fuel prices

2026 Mar 13

Airline profitability highly sensitive to speed of changes in fuel prices; when prices remain high but stable, airlines gradually adjust to operate profitably, albeit generally with reduced margins, however, fuel price shocks raise costs faster than revenues adjust, increasing risk of margin and profit erosion for industry.

Markets

Latin America & Caribbean cargo growth

2026 Mar 13

International air cargo in LAC reached 4.1m tonnes in 2025 +3.2% YoY, concentrated in major airports hubs with growth driven by mid-sized markets: Argentina, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama, Peru; largest export markets in tonnes: Brazil 881k, Colombia 818k, Mexico 661k; main import market for LAC: United States; cargo volume between China and Mexico +14.6% primarily due to higher China imports.

Forecasts

Ocean container capacity

2026 Mar 13

Braemar Shipbroking estimated global container over-capacity 14% 2026, 20% 2027, 30% 2028, reduced by longer voyages around Cape of Good Hope due to ME crisis and Red Sea disruptions to 5% 2026, 11% 2027, 22% 2028.

Markets

Webinar: State of Freight

2026 Mar 12

FreightWaves events.freightwaves.com webinar: State of Freight: Global Disruption and Market Reset, 2026 Mar 19 UT 1800.

Markets

ME crude oil output curbed

2026 Mar 12

Five MidEast countries, Bahrain Emirates Iraq Kuwait Saudi, curbed crude output after near-halt in tanker traffic through Hormuz, removing 6.2m to 6.9m barrels per day off regional supply line; Hormuz normally transits 14m b/d; Oman ports on Arabian Sea at high risk; Emirates ADCOP and Saudi Petroline pipelines avoid Hormuz with crude transport to Red Sea.

Markets

Europe pax traffic 2026 Jan

2026 Mar 12

ACI Europe reports 2026 Jan EUR pax traffic +4.6% YoY; small EUR airports under 1m pax traffic +12.7% YoY.

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