13 years and counting as #1, thanks to three runways 
Traffic at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw robust growth in 2024, when the airport entered a new era, as it added a third runway last year. Flight movements in December rose by 12.5% to 33,550 year-on-year. Cargo throughput in December increased by 6.6% year-on-year... more
LH Cargo welcomes regional executives
Lufthansa Cargo named two executives to new positions at the beginning of this year. On 1 January Andre Schulz, previously the head of the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and CIS region, took over as the head of Europe. He’s thus been in charge of all of Lufthansa... more
Qantas Airways joins Aapa
Qantas Airways, the world’s oldest continuously operating airline, has joined the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (Aapa), a trade association for international airlines based in the Asia-Pacific region. Aapa director general Subhas Menon said he’s “very pleased and... more
CN Logistics launches international charter flights
The international logistics solutions provider CN Logistics has launched charter flights between Ezhou (China) and Milan (Italy). The service is part of a strategic partnership with Wuhan Financial Holdings and Hubei International Logistics, the organisation stated in a media... more
Northern route now allows refrigerated rail transport
Russian Railways Logistics (RŽDL) has expanded its route network for export transports of smaller specialist shipments on express container trains. Freight trains now connect Russia and China via the Grodekovo railway station, at the Far Eastern border crossing in Pogranichny... more
PSA celebrates a milestone – 100 million teu
PSA International set a new record in 2024 by handling 100.2 million teu globally, marking its first year surpassing the 100 million teu milestone. This achievement includes 40.9 million teu from PSA's Singapore terminal (+5.5%) and 59.2 million teu from its terminals outside... more
SF Airlines now serves Norway
On 14 January the first SF Airlines freighter departed from Ezhou Huahu airport (China), bound for Oslo airport, marking the launch of an Ezhou–Oslo freight route. “This is the first time SF Airlines has flown to Norway, and the first freight route from Ezhou to Norway,” said... more
Strengthening Hamburg’s position in Asia
The port of Hamburg liaison office in China (HHR Shanghai) welcomed a new leader on 1 January, when Lars Anke took over as chief representative. Anke’s no stranger to representing Hamburg in China, having previously headed the office from 2006 to 2019. His predecessor Pan Hua... more
Asian air cargo rates remain high
Despite the usual drop in global air cargo spot rate prices in January, an analysis of market data conducted by World ACD shows that they are 20% up compared to the second week of last year. Although average global spot rates decreased by 3% to USD 2.76/kg compared to week one... more
Naval piracy on the rise in Asia
In its annual report the ReCaap information sharing centre (ISC) has confirmed a rise of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia in 2024. Incidents rose by 6% compared to the previous year. Eleven of the 107 incidents in 2024 remained attempts. In 2023 only one attempt... more