Qantas Freight to connect Darwin with Hong Kong

Qantas Freight will launch a seasonal freighter service between Darwin and Hong Kong, providing exporters with easier access to Asian markets. The new services, which will be the only direct link between the Northern Territory and Hong Kong, will provide capacity to carry up to 50 tonnes of fresh produce including chilled meat, seafood, dairy, […]

Air cargo hinges on perishables and e-commerce growth

Perishables and e-commerce remain key growth sectors for the Australasia trade as the demand for fresh produce, seafood and meat in Asia continue to drive volumes out of Australia and New Zealand, while inbound e-commerce continues its unabated growth, writes Donald Urquhart. For Australia’s dominant home carrier, Qantas, Asia remains key to its cargo growth. […]

Asia Pacific remains the perishables sector’s biggest growth market

The perishables sector shows clearly the new conventional wisdom – that China is mightily important – but also sketches out the considerable mileage still to tap. There can be no doubting the scale or the importance of the sector as bigger players in the market testify. “Perishables is a major cargo segment handled at Changi […]