Asia Cargo News

Cathay Pacific has appointed Ronald Lam to the newly created role of director commercial and cargo. The role was created earlier this year as part... ...Read More

Cathay Pacific recorded a loss in the first half of the year, despite the positive performance of its cargo business (see tables at end of... ...Read More

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Latin-American carrier Avianca have signed an agreement to codeshare on each other’s flights with effect from September... ...Read More

Hong Kong International Airport continued to report strong growth in its cargo volumes in July as exports continued to thrive. Cargo throughput at... ...Read More

Deutsche Post DHL’s eCommerce arm has opened a distribution centre in Delhi as part of a €250m investment in India to 2020. The new facility allows... ...Read More

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Jarrod Paterson has joined as account manager – Melbourne to support the launch of new Melbourne services by the... ...Read More

Shanghai Pharma, one of China’s largest listed pharmaceuticals groups, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DHL Supply Chain to expand... ...Read More

Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) saw record volume in the first half of 2017, beating the tonnage handled in the... ...Read More

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) increased its cargo tonnage by 16.6% in the first half of 2017, well ahead of the overall market, it... ...Read More

The New Zealand Defence Force has signed a multi-year contract with forwarder Kuehne + Nagel. Under the agreement, the forwarder will be the global... ...Read More

SIA Cargo reported a financial year first quarter operating profit of $6m, reversing its loss of $34m in the same April-June last year. Revenue... ...Read More

Airfreight volumes in Asia-Pacific grew 10.8% in May, while the Middle East increased 8.4%, according to the latest monthly statistics from the... ...Read More

Asian airlines continued their bumper start to the year in June and expectations are that cargo demand will remain strong for the rest of 2017. The... ...Read More

Ground handler Air India SATS Airport Services (AISATS) has launched a cargo tracking app to help keep customers up to date with the current status... ...Read More

Singapore's Changi Airport saw cargo shipments grow 5.5% year-on-year in June to reach 172,040 tonnes. The key Asian hub handled just over 1m tonnes... ...Read More

An Indian trade organisation has warned that a proposed tax on airfreight exports will stifle growth in the country’s air cargo sector, while it has... ...Read More

Delta Air Lines Cargo has appointed Eric Anderson as director, cargo sales for the Asia-Pacific region, effective August 1. Anderson, who will be... ...Read More

Ukrainian heavylift freighter operator Antonov Airlines has appointed Flywell Aviation as its general sales agent (GSA) in India. New... ...Read More