Cargo volumes have been robust out of Asia in the last two months, with carriers and airports reporting decent increases.

Hong Kong’s airport and its leading airline saw their hopes for a strong air freight finish to the year dashed as November figures fell back into negative growth that has gripped the world’s busiest airport for most of the year.

The sharply divergent fortunes of the air and ocean cargo sectors in Hong Kong are illustrated in a chart from CBRE Research on container and air freight throughput during 2014.

Record December throughput took Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Ltd. (Pactl) past its annual 2014 target of 1.45 million tons as healthy demand kept air freight flowing through China’s busiest airport.

Cathay Pacific Airways saw further declines in air cargo throughput in January despite the shift in timing of Chinese New Year, which started Jan 31 this year, compared with Feb. 10 in 2013 and was expected to prompt a major rush of expedited deliveries in mid-January.

Cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport reached 341,000 metric tons in July, up 1.9 percent year-over-year.

Air cargo operators in Asia are now finally seeing a few shafts of light after more than a year of gloom.

Cathay Pacific Services today began the first stage of operations at the new Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal at Hong Kong International Airport.

Asia Airfreight Terminal, an air cargo terminal based at the Hong Kong International Airport, reported its tonnage throughput in December 2012 was 68,252 metric tons, increasing 11 percent compared with the same period last year.

Cathay Pacific Services, a subsidiary of Cathay Pacific Airways that operates the new Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal at Hong Kong International Airport, will open the new terminal on Feb. 21.

Asia Airfreight Terminal, an air cargo terminal based at the Hong Kong International Airport, reported that tonnage throughput in November was 69,150 metric tons...

Hong Kong International Airport has confirmed

Hong Kong International Airport saw cargo volumes increase in August on the back of strong trade to and from Japan and South East Asia and a 3 percent increase in exports.

A second consecutive month of year-over-year growth in June saw Hong Kong International Airport stabilize first-half cargo throughput.

Freight volumes handled at Hong Kong International Airport in May saw year-over-year growth for the first time since March 2011.

Cargo volume through Hong Kong International Airport dipped 0.4 percent year-over-year in March, to 368,000 metric tons, despite a 5.2 percent increase in flights.

Cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport escalated last month, but managers say the spike was due to the timing of Chinese New Year rather than an export recovery in China.