Hactl to handle Southern Air flights in Hong Kong

Cargo handler Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) has been awarded the contract to provide ramp handling for freighter operator Southern Air. The Kentucky-based subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holding operates 21 rotations a week through Hong Kong, serving Anchorage, Cincinnati, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Leipzig, Milan, Sharjah, Bahrain and Seoul. All services to […]

Hacis drives further into western Pearl River Delta

Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services (Hacis) has extended its SuperLink China Direct (SLCD) road feeder service to Zhuhai and the western Pearl River Delta. The service comes from planned collaboration with Civet (Zhu Hai) Logistics, a subsidiary of Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises following the signing of a partnership agreement covering the development of joint […]

Hactl to handle Eznis Airways flights to Hong Kong

Mongolia’s Eznis Airways has picked Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) as its cargo handler for Ulan Bator – Hong Kong flights. The services operate on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays, taking around 4 hours 40 minutes using a Boeing 737 passenger aircraft. Hactl provides Eznis Airways with cargo terminal operations, as well as handling documentation. […]

Hactl to handle Raya Airways in Hong Kong

Malaysian freighter airline, Raya Airways has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) as its ground handler in Hong Kong. The airline operates five flights a week between Hong Kong and its home base of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang using a Boeing 767 Freighter. The capacity is provided for integrator traffic, supplemented […]

Air Belgium picks Hactl as cargo handler in Hong Kong

Air Belgium has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) to handle cargo for its twice-weekly service between Brussels and Hong Kong. The airline started twice-weekly services on 4 June using an Airbus A340-300 with approximately 14 tonnes of cargo capacity per flight. It has chosen Brussels South Charleroi Airport as its hub as the […]

Hacis to develop joint logistics activities with Chu Kong Shipping

Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services (Hacis) has entered into a strategic partnership with Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (CKS) to develop joint logistics activities across the western Pearl River Delta. The first project will involve opening an inland cargo depot in Zhuhai Free Trade Zone in collaboration with CKS subsidiary Civet Logistics Company, which operates […]

Rolling with the turbulence, trade maintains altitude

Air cargo traffic growth throughout Asia and on the transpacific picked up again in March following weak growth and a somewhat lethargic pick up after the Chinese New Year (CNY) period in mid-February. But make no mistake the transpacific is as solid as ever, Donald Urquhart reports. The transpacific, perhaps the grand-daddy of all the […]

Air cargo keeps on flying around the world

First, the good news: there are no hotspots anyone is missing but some routes are doing better than others, writes Michael Mackey. The explanation for this is simple: the industry has seen a surge in demand that is broadly-based, both geographically and in terms of sectors. That written, some routes and some parts of the […]

E-commerce, technology and pharma focus for Hactl

2017 has to date been a strong year for Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) as freight flies through Hong Kong and it is expanding services to meet rising demand. This follows from a record-breaking 12 months last year when Hactl handled 1.65 million tonnes of cargo, up 1.7 per cent on the previous […]

Hactl sees Chinese and Asian e-commerce growth

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) is expecting 2016 to remain challenging but the growth in Chinese and Asian e-commerce will provide growth, executive director, Vivien Lau tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). Hactl, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in May, has seen more bulk e-commerce shipments for fulfilment centres closer to consumers, something that will […]

Myanmar National Airlines appoints Hactl

Myanmar National Airlines has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) as its handling agent for flights between Yangon to Hong Kong. The airline started four times a week Boeing 737-800 services to Hong Kong International Airport on 4 December 2015. Hactl executive director, Vivien Lau says: “It is my great pleasure to welcome Myanmar […]