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  • Hactl handles Longines Masters competitors for fifth successive year

    Hactl handles Longines Masters competitors for fifth successive year

    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) has once again handled 60 horses competing in this year’s Longines Masters of Hong Kong. It is the event’s fifth year, and Hactl has handled the valuable equine competitors in every year of the competition.

    The transportation of the horses from Liege to Hong Kong, and their return journeys after the event, are being coordinated by European Horse Services (EHS), one of the world’s leading equestrian transport specialists. This year’s chosen carrier is Etihad Airways, and forwarding is being performed by DB Schenker.

    The Longines Masters first came to Hong Kong in 2013, and is now recognised as Asia’s largest and most prestigious equestrian event. This year’s Longines Masters of Hong Kong is the culmination of an intercontinental series which began in Los Angeles in September, moving to Paris in December; it is once again taking place at Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo complex.

    EHS founder and president Filip Vande Cappelle is also vice chairman of the Animal Transportation Association, which held its annual conference in Hong Kong to coincide with the Masters.  Says Filip, “The Longines Masters has become one of the most important events in the global equestrian calendar, attracting the highest-calibre entrants from around the world.”

    “It’s an honour for EHS to have been selected once again as the official transportation partner by EEM, the event organisers. We are also very happy to be working with Hactl again; their facilities, and the attention to detail which their staff bring to the all-important handling process, are second to none.”

    Hong Kong’s top-ranked rider, Jacqueline Lai, accompanied her horses BASTA and DER SENAAT 111, on the inbound flight to Hong Kong. On arrival, she was greeted by Hactl chief executive Mark Whitehead. Jacqueline is a member of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Equestrian Team, and won Hong Kong’s first-ever equestrian medal, in 2010. She is the only Hong Kong resident taking part in this year’s contest.

    Says Mark Whitehead: “It’s great to be involved in this wonderful event again, and it was particularly good to have the opportunity of meeting Hong Kong’s very own competitor. Both Jacqueline and Hactl are enthusiastic supporters of the Longines Masters, which has really put Hong Kong on the equestrian map.”

  • Vietjet Air Appoints HACTL for Hong Kong Handling

    Vietjet Air Appoints HACTL for Hong Kong Handling

    The daily flight was launched in December 2016 and is operated with an Airbus A320. “We congratulate VietJet on the launch of this exciting new service to Ho Chi Minh, which provides access to an important destination for our customers,” said Mark Whitehead, chief executive of Hactl.

    Major exports from Vietnam to Hong Kong include electronic components, telecommunications equipment and footwear, while imports from Hong Kong include telecommunications equipment, meat products and electronic components.

    “Hong Kong is a very important market for Vietnam, and also a key step in our airline’s development,” said Thi Thuy Binh Nguyen, vice president of VietJet Air. “We look forward to playing our part in facilitating increased trade on this route.”

    VietJet Air launched operations in 2011. The low-cost carrier now flies to 23 international and 37 domestic destinations with its fleet of 42 A320s and A321s.

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  • HACTL Achieves 1,6% Tonnage Cargo Growth in 2016

    HACTL Achieves 1,6% Tonnage Cargo Growth in 2016

    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals handled a total of 1,653,938 tonnes of cargo in 2016, an increase of 1.6% compared to 2015. “From a disappointing start, 2016 shaped up to be a very satisfactory year for Hactl and its airline customers,” said Mark Whitehead, chief executive of Hactl.

    “The best results showed in the second half, and are hopefully indicative of a more settled picture for global air cargo that will continue into 2017. Particularly gratifying is the continuing growth of our ramp-handling business. We ascribe this both to the attraction of Hactl’s unique ability to provide combined terminal and ramp handling in Hong Kong, and to our recent investment in streamlining through the use of mobile computing; this has enhanced productivity and service standards.”

    According to Hactl, transhipments performed most strongly, having grown 29.6% year-on-year. Mail, courier and express traffic grew 8.4% and exports grew 2.1%. Imports declined 8.3%.

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    The company’s SuperTerminal 1 set a new weekly record when it handled 41,926 tonnes of cargo from November 28 to December 4, 2016. The ramp-handling business also set new all-time daily, weekly and monthly records.

    Hactl handled 101 freighters on November 23, breaking the previous record of 98 which was set 19 days earlier. From November 28 to December 4, the company handled 628 freighters, beating the previous week’s record of 609. Hactl handled 2,579 freighters in November 2016. The previous record of 2,242 was set in November 2015.

    SuperTerminal 1 is the largest cargo facility at Hong Kong International Airport and is capable of handling 3.5 million tonnes per year.

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