Comment / Hong Kong port drowns while innovative HKG flies

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Reports of the decline of Hong Kong port are not exaggerated – but as an air freight hub business is soaring.

As Rhenus’ director of North America Stephanie Loomis told the recent Loadstar podcast: “I can’t remember the last time a shipper asked for Hong Kong – we see Shenzhen, we see Yantian… Hong Kong is for air freight, it’s the same [with] Beijing and its local port Tianjin.

“Hong Kong will be air freight, and that’s all,” she said.

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