The warning shots were fired in late-January when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that a faster-than-expected slowdown in China could damage “systemic financial stability, as it lowered its 2019 projection for economic growth globally. […]
A ‘quadruple whammy’ of the end of the restocking cycle, weakening global economic activity, contracting export order books and weakening consumer dealt a blow to air cargo fortunes towards the end of 2018. The International […]
Despite downward pressure on Alibaba earnings from a number of fronts, the company is confident that a number of factors will keep e-commerce growth steady and with it, Alibaba’s fortunes as China’s largest e-commerce player. […]
Preliminary traffic figures for the full calendar year 2018 released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed an easing of cargo demand after a strong 2017, reflecting slowing export activity amid increasing […]
Cargo figures over a four month period to the end of November 2018 point to the industry’s “impressive resilience to shocks,” given the various geo-political and trade frictions during the year, says the Airports Council […]
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded continuous traffic growth in 2018, with all three air traffic categories reaching new annual heights, although cargo throughput grew by only 1.5 per cent. During the year, HKIA handled […]
The recently announced move by sports video camera maker, GoPro to shift part of its manufacturing out of China within the next six months clearly won’t have much of an impact on the gigantic economy […]
Persistent fears of a worsening trade war between the US and China that would have a serious impact on the air freight industry have been put to rest – at least for the moment – […]
Southeast Asia is booming for Cathay Pacific Cargo with North America and the intra-Asia trade lanes currently the strongest performing sectors for the Hong Kong-based carrier, a situation which may see added demand as a […]
Global trade remains “solid” according to DHL and will continue to grow over the next three months, although Asia is seeing a strong deceleration. This is the conclusion of the latest DHL Global Trade Barometer […]
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