Cathy Roberson

Cathy Morrow Roberson is a market analyst with a research and economics background. Roberson began her career as a librarian; she was then an analyst at an e-commerce start-up; and was an analyst at UPS Supply Chain Solutions supporting market, competitive and mergers & acquisition research and analytic needs for 11 years. After a brief stint with specialized consulting firms, Roberson now manages the logistics-focused market research firm, Logistics Trends & Insights LLC, which is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jul- 2019 -

8 July

Air Cargo

Cathy Roberson

Commentary: Great expectations for Beijing’s Daxing Airport – but at what cost?

Cathy Roberson writes about Beijing's new airport - and plans for many new airports in China and what impact they may have on the economy of the country.
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1 July

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Cathy Roberson

Commentary: Vietnam’s air exports to the U.S. increase as China-U.S. trade war simmers

Cathy Roberson writes about Vietnam's growth as a manufacturing center as manufacturing moves from China to other nations in Southeast Asia.
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Jun- 2019 -

24 June

Air Cargo

Cathy Roberson

Commentary: Airlines change flight paths over the Middle East

Market expert writes about the latest tensions in the Mideast and how that might impact air and sea cargo, as well as supply chains.
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17 June

Air Cargo

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Commentary: Georgia’s life sciences industry to benefit from agreement between Atlanta and Amsterdam airports

Market expert Cathy Roberson writes about the growth of pharmaceuticals and life sciences cargo at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the airport's agreement with Amerstdam Schipol Airport.
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10 June

Air Cargo

Cathy Roberson

Commentary: The importance of pilots in an e-commerce world

Market expert Cathy Roberson looks at the airlines' and air cargo carriers' need for pilots today and for the forthcoming future. Many factors are contributing to this ongoing need; ecommerce…
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4 June

Air Cargo

Cathy Roberson

Commentary: Latin America was the bright spot in IATA’s April air cargo report

Market expert Cathy Roberson writes about the decline in global air cargo traffic; the only bright spot is in Latin America. Read why!
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May- 2019 -

28 May

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Cathy Roberson

SF Express Global Aspirations Could Rival DHL Express, FedEx and UPS (with video)

DHL, FedEx and UPS have dominated the global express market for years but recently, China’s express providers (including YTO Express, STO Express and SF Express) have been nipping at the…
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22 May

Air Cargo

Cathy Roberson

Is Amazon’s Prime Air expanding European operations?

Market expert Cathy Roberson looks at how Amazon is using partners in both the U.S. and Europe to expand its operations in both regions.
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17 May

Air Cargo

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Air freight forwarders’ react to 2019 market issues

Market expert Cathy Roberson writes about issues that are impacting the air freight market.
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10 May

Air Cargo

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The Amazon effect on U.S. airports

Cathy Roberson, an aviation market expert, writes about the effect Amazon is having on U.S. airports.
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