Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in August handled 5.68 million passengers and 34,840 flight movements, representing year-on-year growth of 15.8% and 10.2%, respectively, with passenger traffic reporting a new daily high since the pandemic. The surge in traffic was largely due to a rebound in travel to/ from Japan and a continued rise in traffic to/ from the Chinese Mainland and other destinations. Over the summer holidays, passenger traffic peaked on 10 August, surpassing 200,000 and … [Read more...] about Passenger traffic reaches new daily peak in August at HKIA
Alexander Winter takes over as Managing Director Dachser Air & Sea Logistics EMEA
Alexander Winter will take over as Managing Director of Dachser's Air & Sea Logistics EMEA business unit on October 1. He succeeds Marc Meier, who will leave the company at the end of the month. Alexander Winter, 53, from Austria, comes from DB Schenker (now part of DSV), where he has held various management positions since 1999 with a focus on sea freight and contract logistics. Since 2018, he has been CEO for Austria and the Southeast Europe region, responsible for air and sea freight, … [Read more...] about Alexander Winter takes over as Managing Director Dachser Air & Sea Logistics EMEA
Qatar Airways Cargo increases belly-hold capacity across key routes
Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s leading air cargo carrier, is boosting belly-hold flight frequencies, in addition to its scheduled freighter capacity to strategic international destinations this winter to meet rising demand during the peak season. Notably, London will see a historic increase from 8 to 10 daily flights—marking the highest-ever frequency for Qatar Airways—while Zanzibar will benefit from widebody aircraft service. Located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa, Qatar … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways Cargo increases belly-hold capacity across key routes
Headway JSC strengthening the supply chain of agricultural products in Vietnam’s Central Highlands region
Headway conducted a field survey in the Central Highlands - Vietnam's strategic "agricultural center". We strengthen our links with partners and customers, develop a sustainable agricultural supply chain, targeting key markets such as China, Korea and Japan. Optimise infrastructure – Linking production with export It can be said that the major challenge of the agricultural industry today lies not in production capacity but in the lack of effective linkage between material areas and local … [Read more...] about Headway JSC strengthening the supply chain of agricultural products in Vietnam’s Central Highlands region
YTO Cargo Airlines joins WebCargo by Freightos, boosting digital access to China-South Asia
Freightos, the leading vendor-neutral global freight booking and payment platform, and YTO Cargo Airlines, one of China’s five largest cargo carriers, today announced a partnership that will bring YTO’s full capacity exclusively to the WebCargo by Freightos platform. This milestone makes YTO the first all-cargo Chinese airline on the booking platform, adding to the network of more than 75 airlines already live on the platform. The collaboration will give freight forwarders seamless access to … [Read more...] about YTO Cargo Airlines joins WebCargo by Freightos, boosting digital access to China-South Asia
AerFin celebrates logistics partnership with B&H Worldwide in South East Asia
AerFin, the aviation asset specialist that buys, sells, leases and repairs aircraft, engines and parts, has celebrated the strengthening of its logistics and warehousing relationship with B&H Worldwide, which has supported the company’s growth in South East Asia since 2022. The partnership originally covered aviation parts, warehousing and inventory management in Singapore before expanding to aviation logistics operations in Hong Kong to support AerFin’s groundbreaking CDB project, which … [Read more...] about AerFin celebrates logistics partnership with B&H Worldwide in South East Asia
