Poor conditions in the air freight market dragged down the profits of global freight forwarder Panalpina. The company’s forwarding revenue in the third quarter rose 9.6 percent to $1.8 billion, but operating profits fell 84.3 percent to $7.5 million. Year-to-date, revenue is up 1.6 percent to $5.2 billion, while Panalpina has sustained operating losses of $5.4 million for the year, compared to a nearly $150 million profit in the same period in 2011. “The ...