Hong Kong-based air carrier Cathay Pacific demonstrated how one transport sector’s loss is another’s gain as its November cargo throughput rose thanks to the US west coast port dispute.
Trans-Pacific shipments between Hong Kong and fast recovering North American markets drove up Cathay Pacific's November cargo volumes by 12 per cent over the prior-year period to165,102 tonnes, the group said in a press release.
“The demand for air cargo shipments remained very robust throughout November, again driven primarily by strong traffic on the trans-Pacific lanes,” said Mark Sutch, Cathay Pacific general manager cargo sales and marketing.“Our business was helped by the bottlenecks in seaports on the west coast of the US, leading to more shipments being moved by air.'
