Hong Kong Perishables Market Remains Fruitful
Cathay Pacific hosts shippers and forwarders attending Asia Fruit Logistica
12 Sep 2019

The aisles of the September trade show at Asia World Expo in Hong Kong were thronged with visitors as usual, which is a reflection of growth for the perishables market, particularly across Asia.

Cathay Cargo invited delegates from the show to see the world-class facilities at the Cathay Cargo Terminal and also hosted drinks events on two days of the show.

(From left) CT Freight’s Christian Thomas with Cathay Pacific GM Cargo Commercial Nelson Chin

(From left) Cathay Pacific Cargo’s Fernando Dragonne with Terminal Logistics’ Margarita Quesada

(From left) Kuehne + Nagel’s Scott Devers and Matt Hillam with Cathay Pacific Cargo’s James Conlin

Speaking at one of the drinks events held at the airline’s headquarters, Cathay City, General Manager Cargo Commercial Nelson Chin welcomed guests, thanked them for their support and outlined the importance of perishables as it is the one growing segment of the global air freight market.

‘In the year to date to June, the perishables sector has grown globally by 3.4 per cent, and our own Fresh LIFT product has grown by 1.3 per cent against an overall global drop in air freight,’ he said. ‘This segment performs well, and there is more potential to come.

‘Asia is a growing perishables market, led by the Chinese mainland, India, Japan and Southeast Asia, in line with the economic development taking place in this part of the world. We are within five hours of half the world’s population, making Hong Kong an ideal trans-shipment hub.’

Nelson added: ‘Cathay Pacific remains very much committed to the perishables market, and we will continue to invest in solutions that best serve our customers. We launched our Fresh LIFT product in 2007, and we have product champions around the world, especially in Hong Kong. There is more infrastructure development to come, and we are very proud to be the first airline to achieve the CEIV Fresh certification that showcases the quality of our operations.’

Cookies settings


Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to service requests, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but then some parts of our site will not work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Experience & personalization cookies

These cookies enable our website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some of the content in our website will not be customised for you.

Advertising cookies

Advertising cookies collect information about the browsing habits associated with your device and deliver targeted ads. They are also used by third parties providing their services on this website. Third parties provide these services in return for recognising that you have visited a certain website.

Measurement & analytics cookies

We use analytic cookies to analyse how our visitors use our website. This allows us to provide a high quality experience by customising our offerings and identifying and fixing any issues that arise. We may also use these cookies to highlight articles or site services that we think may interest you, based on your usage of the website.

Feedback