Hong Kong

 
23 May 2013
The drop in Hong Kong’s container throughput last month indicates a structural problem exacerbated by a strike at one of the terminals last month, according to one port operator, South China Morning Post reports.
 
22 May 2013
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in Hong Kong
Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, May 22, 2013. Source: Drewry
 
22 May 2013
Drewry’s Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark rose $250 this week, achieving almost 63 percent of a proposed $400 per-40-foot-container general rate increase by USL and CMA CGM set for May 21.
 
21 May 2013
Cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport reached 342,000 metric tons in April, up 4.5 percent year-over-year.
 
21 May 2013
Kerry Logistics has deployed three hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) as part of a pilot program under the auspices of Hong Kong’s government.
 
21 May 2013
Polar Air Cargo plans to upgrade its 767 intra-Asia services and 747 trans-Pacific services, starting in early June.
 
15 May 2013
Cathay Pacific Airways reported that Cathay Pacific and Dragonair combined carried 123,805 metric tons of cargo and mail in April, falling 0.6 percent compared with April 2012.
Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, May 15, 2013. Source: Drewry
 
15 May 2013
Drewry’s Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark fell to $1,900 this week, the first drop below the $2,000 per-40-foot-container mark since early March 2012.
 
10 May 2013
The volumes of Hong Kong's total exports and imports of goods rose year-over-year, up 11.3 percent and 11.1 percent, respectively, Hong Kong’s Census and Statistics Department reported May 9.
Hactl Air Cargo Volume. Source: Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd.
 
08 May 2013
Both exports and imports handled by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. showed year-over-year increases in April 2013.
Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, May 8, 2013. Source: Drewry
 
08 May 2013
Drewry’s Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark fell over 4 percent this week, reflecting a failure to achieve yet another general rate increase.