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Cambodia's air cargo demand grows 14pc in 2015 driven by garment trade
CAMBODIA's air freight traffic rose 14 per cent in 2015 to 38,065 tonnes on the back of strong overseas' demand for garments.
"Our cargo traffic is closely linked with the garment industry, so basically we grow when it does well," said airport spokesman Khek Norinda, reported the Phenom Penh Post. "Also, for over a year now, Cathay Pacific Cargo has been operating flights dedicated to cargo," he said.
The growth in air freight shipments arriving at Cambodian airports was led by a surge in traffic from China, with volume increasing 34 per cent year-on-year in 2015. Strong export growth to the US, Japan and China drove increases in outbound cargo shipments.
Looking to the year ahead, Mr Norinda said: "We have forecasted a growth of three per cent to 4.5 per cent, whose assumption is mainly based on a volatile global economy."
Total garment exports from Cambodia increased 10.1 per cent during the first 10 months of 2015, compared to a year earlier, according to a report by the International Labour Organisation.
Air operation supervisor for freight forwarder Transpeed Cargo, Bun Chandara, said the bulk of his firm's air freight shipments last year were for clients in the garment sector.
"Most exports are garment products and most imports are accessories for garment production," he said. "After manufacturing, they will send the finished product to anywhere, but mostly to the EU and US because these markets provide a quota to Cambodia."
"Our cargo traffic is closely linked with the garment industry, so basically we grow when it does well," said airport spokesman Khek Norinda, reported the Phenom Penh Post. "Also, for over a year now, Cathay Pacific Cargo has been operating flights dedicated to cargo," he said.
The growth in air freight shipments arriving at Cambodian airports was led by a surge in traffic from China, with volume increasing 34 per cent year-on-year in 2015. Strong export growth to the US, Japan and China drove increases in outbound cargo shipments.
Looking to the year ahead, Mr Norinda said: "We have forecasted a growth of three per cent to 4.5 per cent, whose assumption is mainly based on a volatile global economy."
Total garment exports from Cambodia increased 10.1 per cent during the first 10 months of 2015, compared to a year earlier, according to a report by the International Labour Organisation.
Air operation supervisor for freight forwarder Transpeed Cargo, Bun Chandara, said the bulk of his firm's air freight shipments last year were for clients in the garment sector.
"Most exports are garment products and most imports are accessories for garment production," he said. "After manufacturing, they will send the finished product to anywhere, but mostly to the EU and US because these markets provide a quota to Cambodia."
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