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HACTL transhipment looks strong
LILIAN CHAN, executive director of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL), admits: “We are currently down 5.8 percent on 2010, and I think it is too late to expect a miracle recovery. I do not believe the last quarter peak will be as strong as in many other years. We will certainly end below 2010, but it’s hard to predict by how much.” However, she noted: “2010 was a year
Second B747F joins Silk Way cargo fleet
AZERBAIJAN-based Silk Way Airlines has received its second B747-400 freighter, which has been introduced into operations between Europe and China via Baku in Azerbaijan. Silk Way said its objective in the near
future is to increase its capabilities to the most important markets worldwide and to “consolidate our position as a powerhouse in the transportation of goods into the Caspian, Middle East and Western China regions”. Zaur Akundhov, president of Silk Way
Airlines, said the carrier will add two B767 freighter aircraft to its fleet in 2012. This year, the carrier launched into
scheduled freighter services, with its first B747-400F operating to Frankfurt-Hahn, Luxembourg and Milan. The next milestone will be the launch of
twice-weekly scheduled freighter services from the US in the first quarter of 2012. Silk Way transits cargo through the BCT
Baku Cargo Terminal at its Azerbaijan hub, the largest and most high-tech terminal in all of the CIS countries.
Singapore adds B747 freighter service to Frankfurt
SINGAPORE Airlines Cargo added twice-weekly B747-400 freighter services from its Changi airport hub to Frankfurt in Germany on 2 November. The freighter service will
complement the bellyhold capacity available on the carrier’s twice-daily B747-400 and B777-300ER passenger flights between Singapore and Frankfurt. Northbound services will operate via
Bengaluru and Sharjah, with the return leg calling only at Sharjah. “These services are in line with our
policy of matching capacity with demand,” said Tan Tiow Kor, senior vice president sales and marketing at
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of anomalies. It showed an extreme bounce-back after 2008/9, with many companies in the West restocking after the recession... This year began as we expected, although the later months have shown an adverse reaction to the financial situations in the USA and Europe. “Air freight is
highly responsive to global consumer demand, and that is in turn very quickly affected by confidence. When so many of the media are talking down the global economy ... it is not surprising that consumers are being cautious about non-essential purchases,” Chan feels. On a brighter note: “Transhipments
Chan does not expect a strong end-of-year peak
are the high spot this year, up 5.5 percent for the first nine months.” Although much of this throughput comes from Cathay Pacific, which is soon to start its own handling operation, Chan is confident of further growth from other carriers. HACTL is also promoting its HACIS
Singapore Airlines Cargo. He added: “The freighter services to
Frankfurt will give our customers more flights to choose from and will play an important role in expanding two-way trade links with key markets in Asia and Europe.”
subsidiary, which provides express road feeder services between Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta region. “This is a major manufacturing centre, and is also becoming an important consumer market, which is producing a better balance in imports and exports that is attractive to carriers,” she remarked.
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