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The Far East's Top 10 Air Cargo Hubs

by Robeel Haq on Jul 23, 2009

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The Far East has firmly established itself as a leading international superhub for air cargo activities. As the region's airports continue to handle record volumes of freight, ArabianSupplyChain.com profiles ten of the Far East's most successful airfreight facilities.

Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has successfully established itself as the Far East's busiest airport in terms of cargo operations, handling an impressive 3.4 million tonnes during 2008.

The airport markets itself as providing one of China's most efficient multi-modal logistics centres, with benefits including a strategic geographical location, world-class security standards, competitive costs and significant cargo capacity.

The air cargo facilities at HKIA are franchised to a number of different third party service providers. This includes Hong Kong Post, which operates the airport's airmail hub, featuring a state-of-the-art sorting system capable of handling 700,000 items per day.

Another major operator at HKIA is the international powerhouse DHL, which has invested US$110 million to establish the DHL Central Asia Superhub at the airport. The ambitious facility measures 35,000m2 and is capable of processing 35,000 parcels and 40,000 documents per hour.

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The combined Top 10 lists are an interesting source of information and references. Thanks for sharing them. Waguih Oue

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Waguih Ouess (Jul 30, 2009)

Good source
The combined Top 10 lists are an interesting source of information and references. Thanks for sharing them. Waguih Ouess, The Port Authority of NY & NJ

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