Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Drewry’s benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles remained at $1,800 per 40-foot container for a second week.
Drewry spot rates stay steady before August GRI
The Drewry benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles dropped $100 this week to $1,800 per FEU.
Drewry trans-Pacific benchmark loses ground before planned August rate hike
Drewry’s benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles rose to $1,900 per 40-foot container this week.
Eastbound trans-Pacific spot rates fall short of goals
Drewry’s benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles stood at $1,800 per 40-foot container this week
Drewry trans-Pacific rate falls in between peak surcharges

Press Releases

Maersk to move China office from HK to Beijing
Maritime News
Kalmar's Shanghai factory delivers its 1,000th reachstacker to Wing Wah Container Depot Co., Ltd., Hong Kong
Civic Exchange’s Energy Forum 15
Trade Data
FedEx Expands SenseAware Service to Hong Kong
FedEx
FedEx Recognized as Best All Cargo Airline
FedEx
Hactl Stages Seventh International Forklift and Pallet Building Competition
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL)
Hactl Wins DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Award, Enterprise Award
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL)

Hong Kong competition watchdog seeks deal on terminal costs

13 Aug 2020
Shippers and forwarders fear cargo-related charges in Hong Kong could surge given that terminal members of the Seaport Alliance handle about 90 percent of box cargo at Kwai Chung container port.
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Easing of bridge draft limit encourages larger ship calls along Pearl River Delta
08 Jul 2020
Easing the height limit under Hong Kong’s Tsing Ma bridge ends a six-year campaign by the Hong Kong Liner Shipping Association. The structure spans the main shipping channel between Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung container port and the Shekou and Chiwan container terminals in western Shenzhen.
OOCL’s Pinna retires, leaves colorful legacy
26 May 2020
Adrian Pinna, who retired this spring, had a style harkening back to what some consider the good old-days of container shipping, before a relatively young industry took on a more buttoned-up style.
Air cargo recovery in doubt after coronavirus crisis: IATA
06 Feb 2020
The air cargo business has just reported its worst performance in a decade, and now hopes for a possible recovery in 2020 are in doubt due to China’s coronavirus outbreak.
Carriers face jump in pilot fees at China’s YICT
08 Jan 2020
A jump in pilotage fees at China’s Yantian International Container Terminal come as Hong Kong is already under pressure to maintain its position as one of the world’s top 10 container ports amid a continual shift of volumes to nearby Chinese ports and some shift in manufacturing from China to southeast Asian nations.
Hong Kong transport groups step up unionization efforts
06 Jan 2020
Dockworker and other logistics-related labor unions in Hong Kong are looking to stem a decline in membership that began after a 2013 strike that disrupted operations at Hutchison Port Holdings’ Hongkong International Terminals (HIT).
Hong Kong protests force Asia airlines to scrap industry event
13 Nov 2019
A worsening political situation and escalating protests have forced the cancelation of an important airline gathering in Hong Kong.
Heightened customs scrutiny delays China-Hong Kong shipments
31 Oct 2019
Chinese customs officials are giving a closer look to some goods being shipped from China into Hong Kong amid ongoing anti-government protests, causing delays in freight arrival.
Port alliance aims to reverse Hong Kong volume slump
09 Oct 2019
Efficiencies gained by bringing together the four Hong Kong terminals into one joint venture will be passed on to the carriers and hopefully halt a long-running decline in the port throughput.
Hong Kong shippers alarmed over rising logistics costs
10 Sep 2019
Shippers worry “unreasonable” air freight fees, tighter cargo screening regulations, and the region’s dependence on transshipment could cause Hong Kong to cede more cargo to air and sea ports in southern China.
Air shippers fear costs, delays due to Hong Kong X-ray rule
28 Aug 2019
Hong Kong in November will start down the road of X-raying all airfreight shipments, which has users worried about the costs -- in both time and money.