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Volume 02, Issue 05

Published on: May 2026

UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGES IN OCEAN FREIGHT OPERATION: EVIDENCE FROM SMART SHIPPING SERVICES

Udai sharan K

Dr KOTTESWARAN M

Department of Management Studies

Vels institute of Science and Technology and Advance Studies (VISTAS)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.552

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Air freight is crucial to current global trade. It allows fast, secure, and reliable cross-border movement of high-value, time-sensitive, and perishable goods. This article reviews air freight services and their operational, financial, and regulatory issues. The study examines speed, safety, paperwork, cargo capacity, cost, and technology innovation using primary survey data from 44 logistics professionals at Greenwich Meridian Logistics (India) Pvt. Ltd. and secondary sources and industry reports. 95.5% of respondents believe air freight is essential to modern logistics, but high and unpredictable freight costs, capacity shortages during peak seasons, cumbersome customs procedures, weather delays, and increased environmental sustainability are still major obstacles. It offers practical solutions and explores air freight's future in a rapidly changing global logistics world.

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K, U. S. (2026). Understanding Challenges in Ocean Freight Operation: Evidence from Smart Shipping Services. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(05). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.552

K, Udai. "Understanding Challenges in Ocean Freight Operation: Evidence from Smart Shipping Services." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 05, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.552.

K, Udai. "Understanding Challenges in Ocean Freight Operation: Evidence from Smart Shipping Services." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 05 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.552.

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