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Christmas crustaceans post record gain through Halifax Stanfield
HALIFAX Stanfield International Airport's (YHZ) cargo export value increased 10 per cent in 2017 year on year, setting an all-time record, reports New York's Air Cargo World.
Growth was driven by demand for eastern Canadian seafood, expected to continue through January 2018, ahead of the Chinese New Year starting February 16.
"By the end of the month, we estimate C$30 million (US$23 million) in lobster will have been shipped from Halifax Stanfield in December alone," said Bert van der Stege, Halifax International Airport Authority's (HIAA) chief commercial officer.
Key carriers in the lobster trade from Halifax are Air Canada, ASL Airlines, Atlas Air, Cargojet, DHL, FedEx, Korean Air Cargo and Qatar Airways Cargo, which will fly dedicated freighters directly into markets in Asia and Europe aboard 747, 777 and 767 aircraft.
Growth was driven by demand for eastern Canadian seafood, expected to continue through January 2018, ahead of the Chinese New Year starting February 16.
"By the end of the month, we estimate C$30 million (US$23 million) in lobster will have been shipped from Halifax Stanfield in December alone," said Bert van der Stege, Halifax International Airport Authority's (HIAA) chief commercial officer.
Key carriers in the lobster trade from Halifax are Air Canada, ASL Airlines, Atlas Air, Cargojet, DHL, FedEx, Korean Air Cargo and Qatar Airways Cargo, which will fly dedicated freighters directly into markets in Asia and Europe aboard 747, 777 and 767 aircraft.
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