The Industrial Projects teams of Bolloré Logistics China and USA collaborated again for the transport of tanks for Chinese customer Lehui, a well-recognised manufacturer of tanks for various industries. The consignee for these tanks was Novozymes USA, a biological company.
In April 2018, Bolloré Logistics China had the task of delivering tanks from Shanghai to Norfolk. The tricky part was that the cargo was too long to be loaded on flat rack containers and break bulk service was too slow to meet customer needs.
Faced with this situation, the inventive industrial projects team of Bolloré Logistics USA went the extra mile to find a solution for Lehui tanks transport. By contacting several FCL carriers, they found an option with one of them to ship the tanks as break bulk items on an FCL ship.
The shipment consisted of four tanks with dimensions of 45’ x 13.5’ x 14.3’ and which weighed 50,000 lbs each. To make it happen, the carrier built a bed of a 12 x 40’ flat rack on their ship on which the tanks were loaded and secured.
The transport of the tanks ended up costing the same price as a break bulk shipment but with a faster transit time of 30 days instead of 45 to 50 days. The customer was delighted with this outcome.
Hong Kong Airport sees steady growth in cargo traffic in July
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has seen steady growth in cargo and airmail throughput in the month of July. The hub has handled 433,000 tonnes of cargo in the reporting month. Transshipments recorded an increase of 9 percent year-on-year, driving the growth in cargo throughput. Amongst the key trading regions, traffic to/from North America and Southeast Asia increased most significantly.
During the month, passenger volume grew to 6.7 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 2.2 percent. The growth in passenger traffic was mainly contributed by Hong Kong resident travel, which saw an 8 percent year-on-year growth over the same month last year. Overall passenger traffic to/from Mainland China, Europe and Japan recorded the most significant increases.
Over the first seven months of 2018, passenger and cargo and airmail throughput both experienced year-on-year increases of 3.1 percent, reaching 43.6 million and 2.9 million tonnes respectively.
On a rolling 12-month basis, HKIA handled 74.2 million passengers, 5.1 million tonnes of cargo and airmail, and 425,770 flight movements, representing year-on-year growth of 4.2 percent, 4.7 percent and 2.7 percent respectively.
Meanwhile, HKIA is expecting the launch of a new airline service that will broaden the airport’s extensive network even further, as part of its efforts to offer more convenience and choices to travellers.
Michael Yuen, general manager, Airport and Industry Collaboration, Airport Authority Hong Kong, said, “We are delighted to welcome EgyptAir, a new addition to HKIA’s operating airlines, which will offer twice-weekly flights to and from Cairo via Bangkok starting from September 18. The service will be further increased to three times per week from October 28. We hope passengers enjoy the new service to this historic country, and we look forward to welcoming more new airlines adding even more destinations in the future.”
