Freighters

Freighters, airport FTZs, and “clean growth”: How Vietnam can scale air logistics from 2026

After Ezhou’s integrated cargo-hub logic, Liège’s efficiency-first gateway model, and the three-layer framework of operations, digitalization, and compliance credibility, Episode 5 asks the most practical question: what must Vietnam assemble to scale air cargo while protecting origin credibility under tighter international scrutiny?

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Is Asian Air Cargo “Pivoting” to Premium E-commerce?

Is Asian Air Cargo “Pivoting” to Premium E-commerce?

After a post-pandemic recovery, Asia–Southeast Asia air cargo heads into 2026 with a new demand mix: cross-border e-commerce requires speed and granular traceability, while belly capacity is returning and directly competing with freighter fleets. Shippers must ask anew: where to “buy speed,” and how to lock cost and carbon to protect margins?

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Freighter Fleet Boom: A Long-Haul Play in Asian Airlines’ Cargo Strategy

Freighter Fleet Boom: A Long-Haul Play in Asian Airlines’ Cargo Strategy

While the passenger market is entering a more saturated phase, air freight is opening a new race around one asset: the freighter. The latest Airbus outlook projects that by 2044, the global dedicated freighter fleet will grow by 45% to around 3,420 aircraft, with Asia–Pacific and North America accounting for nearly two-thirds of new deliveries.

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Asia–Pacific Leads the Pack: A New Air Cargo Boom After the Pandemic

Asia–Pacific Leads the Pack: A New Air Cargo Boom After the Pandemic

While ocean shipping is still struggling with geopolitical conflicts and route disruptions, the skies are witnessing a new “cargo boom.” In 2024, IATA recorded global air cargo demand up 11.3% compared with 2023, surpassing even the record year of 2021 and marking the highest level ever.

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Air Cargo Outlook 2025

Air Cargo Outlook 2025

After a strong rebound in the second half of 2024, the air cargo market steps into 2025 with a noteworthy paradox: demand remains “warm,” yet most indicators suggest an explosive peak season is unlikely. Instead, the sector is set on a cautious growth path, constrained by tariffs and geopolitics, aircraft capacity structure, and shifting shipper behavior.

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MSC Air Cargo Partners with Hactl for Cargo Handling Services in Hong Kong

MSC Air Cargo Partners with Hactl for Cargo Handling Services in Hong Kong

(VLR) MSC Air Cargo has selected Hactl (Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited) to provide cargo handling services for its newly expanded flights to Hong Kong, marking a significant step in the company’s strategy to grow in the Asian market.

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Strategies for cross-border logistics

Strategies for cross-border logistics

(VLR) With a wave of overseas supplier disruptions due to COVID-19 and resulting supply shortages that bottlenecked operations across the supply chain, many companies are considering nearshoring to minimize risk and potential disruptions.

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Air cargo supply chains showing rebound in Asia pacific

Air cargo supply chains showing rebound in Asia pacific

(VLR) With the Pacific Rim driving most of the growth, air cargo demand has shown significant gains for the first time since the COVID-19 crisis surfaced last year.

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Development of goods transport by air

Development of goods transport by air

(VLR) At the Vietnam Logistics Forum 2020, held in Hanoi on November 26, 2020, with the theme "Reduce Logistics Costs, Strengthen Competitiveness in the Context of International Economic Integration", Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA) had a presentation on "Measures to reduce Costs of Logistics Services, Improve the Competitiveness of the Economy", where in certain proposed measures to develop freight by air, opening direct international freight routes. This recommendation has been highly regarded for its feasibility.

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Connecting agriculture producers to railway and airway

Connecting agriculture producers to railway and airway

(VLR) The pandemic of COVID-19 has had negative impacts on the global supply chain, causing damages to the logistics. To limit impacts from the pandemic and to compensate loss of income from passenger transport, both railway and airway sectors keep upgrading their facilities to improve their service for serving cargo transport, especially for agricultural product transport.

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More lift for DHL jets in ACMI service

More lift for DHL jets in ACMI service

(VLR) Atlas Air announced the placement of two Boeing 747-8 freighters into ACMI service for DHL Express. The two aircraft will be operated by Atlas Air in Polar Air Cargo Worldwides transpacific express network under an ACMI arrangement for the benefit of DHL Express and Polars other customers. The aircraft replace two Boeing 747-400 freighters currently in ACMI service for DHL.

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Air Cargo 2012: After A Storm, Comes A Calm Sea?

Air Cargo 2012: After A Storm, Comes A Calm Sea?

(VLR) The cargo forecast for 2012 comes against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, job stagnation and debt crises…

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Where have all the freighters gone?

Where have all the freighters gone?

(VLR) Undaunted by the blight of Europe, China Airlines has mounted a new freighter service to Belgium. The twice-weekly operation, flown on a B747-400F, goes from Taipei over Kuala Lumpur and Chennai to Brussels. By inserting two Asian markets into the ailing Taipei-Europe sector, the carrier’s management seems to be hoping to get a decent return on the service.

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Singapore airlines cargo - A leading brand in air freight sector

Singapore airlines cargo - A leading brand in air freight sector

(VLR) Singapore Airlines Cargo is still one of the world’s leading brands in airfreight sector. Although the aviation industry is undergoing the severe global crisis, it has maintained its growth and stayed in its position in the airfreight. Vietnam Logistics Review had an exchange with Mr. Vo Trung Hieu – Representative of Singapore Airlines Cargo branch in Vietnam.

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Airfreight: Long Stagnation?

Airfreight: Long Stagnation?

(VLR) Nearly 35% of world trade value comes from air freight industry. However, airfreight has not only showed signs of going down…

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Boeing optimistic on cargo growth

Boeing optimistic on cargo growth

(VLR) The U.S. plane manufacturer predicts air freight to grow at an average rate of 5% each year over the next two decades. This outlook is considered astonishingly optimistic.

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