ESSAYS/NEWS
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Hong Kong’s port paradox: air cargo flies while container throughput keeps sinking
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The territory’s two transport modes are telling opposite stories about its future as a trade hub. Hong Kong’s port paradox. Hong Kong’s Census and Statistics…
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Cathay Cargo doubles down on freighter orders, but the market underneath is shifting fast
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Cathay Cargo’s decision to expand its Airbus A350F freighter order to eight firm aircraft, announced in late May, was dressed up as a vote of…
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KLN posts 10% revenue growth, but the gap between top line and bottom line tells its own story
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The former Kerry Logistics Network delivered a solid-looking first half, until you compare revenue growth with profit growth and start asking where the margin went.…
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Twenty-Five US States Are Suing to Kill the Tariff That Treats Hong Kong Like a Forced-Labor Economy
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The 12.5 percent Section 301 duty is live and collecting. But a fast-tracked court challenge argues it was never really about forced labor at all,…
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JD.com is quietly building Hong Kong’s largest private fulfillment network
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The Chinese e-commerce group has spent HK$10bn on property in two years. The logistics infrastructure underneath may matter more than the storefronts on top. While…
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Shenzhen breaks ground on North Cargo Area, and fires a 1.8 million-tonne shot across HKIA’s bow
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The Greater Bay Area’s airport building spree is creating world-class cargo capacity faster than the freight to fill it. The question is whose volumes it…
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HKIA keeps its cargo crown, but a July export slump raises questions
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HKIA, rhe world’s busiest cargo airport, is still growing on a rolling basis, yet a sharp drop in outbound tonnage suggests the tariff hangover is…
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Ransomware crews are treating Hong Kong shipping as an open door. Regulators just started locking it.
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A cluster of attacks on maritime and logistics firms, combined with Hong Kong’s first ransomware-related enforcement fine, signals a turning point: the era of quiet…
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Hong Kong’s $86 billion trade boom hides a logistics paradox
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Merchandise exports surged 50.7% in July on the back of AI-related chips, but air cargo volumes fell and the port keeps bleeding boxes. The city…