HK airfreight bounces back after Mangkhut

Hong Kong has bounced back quickly after HK airfreight bounces back after Mangkhu slammed into the territory this past weekend, closing down the airport and stopping all plane and cargo movements. “We are back to normal. We don’t have any disruption now,” an official with Hong Kong International airport told Air Cargo Week on Thursday morning. […]

WorldACD: fairy tale year for air cargo continues

The fairy tale continued in May for the air cargo industry, according to the latest figures monthly report by WorldACD Market Data. The analyst says in May showed a “formidable” year-over-year (YoY) increase in chargeable weight of 12.8 per cent (13.8 per cent in DTK’s), coupled with a YoY yield rise of five per cent in […]

AAPA: Cargo volumes up 9% in April

Preliminary traffic figures for the month of April released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed cargo volumes rose year-on-year (YOY) by nine per cent. AAPA says this performance was on the back of strong international demand, as business conditions continued to improve across Asian economies, in turn lending support to international trade […]

Fashion retailer Missguided turns to Kerry Logistics

Kerry Logistics will now handle all international air and ocean services for multi-channel fashion retailer Missguided after penning a logistics contract. The Asian-based company will also provide a range of value-added services and on-the-ground logistics support through its extensive network across the Greater China region and Asia as part of the supply chain partnership. Missguided will make […]

AAPA: strongest month this year for air cargo demand

Preliminary traffic figures for October released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show a strong increase in air cargo demand. AAPA says the pick-up in international air cargo demand, which began in the middle of the year, extended to the month of October with a firm 7.1 per cent rise measured in freight tonne […]