Hong Kong airport expands services to mainland
Fred Lam, CEO of the Airport Authority of Hong Kong (AAHK), introduced the novel sea-air intermodal cargo transhipment initiative to John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong special administrative region (HKSAR), and a group of legislative council members.
Under this initiative, which will move into permanent premises by 2025, cargo security screening, palletisation, and airline acceptance for export cargo of the Greater Bay Area can be completed upstream at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) logistics park in Dongguan, with all procedures complying with Hong Kong’s air cargo regulations.
The cargo will then be shipped by vessel to the airside of HKIA for direct uplift to overseas destinations as transshipments. Vice versa, international shipments can also be imported to Mainland China via HKIA and the logistics park. (ah)