The text elaborates the major air cargo hubs, which have developed over a period of time. Following are the details of why these places have become air cargo hubs:-
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong has grown into one of the biggest air cargo hubs thanks to Chinese growth story. Hong Kong provides an excellent transhipment hub. Cargo mainly flies in from US or Taiwan and then flies out from Hong Kong to South East Asia, Central and Northern China. Hong Kong also acts as a great transhipment point for road and river transport to the manufacturing bae in China and for sea transport to Japan/ Taiwan and Europe. Fig.1 below summarizes the situation of Hong Kong
- Dubai: Dubai is another important air logistics hub. This hub in the UAE has one of the biggest important airline connections to the world through its own airline network, namely, Emirates. Emirates has one of the largest air connectivity networks in this world. Other reasons for Dubai to become an air logistics hub are:-
- Strategic Geographic Location: Dubai is located between Asia, Africa and Europe. Goods manufactured in Asia are distributed to Africa, Europe and Russian commonwealth
- Sea Routes: Dubai is also located on major route from Asia and Africa to Europe through the Suez Canal.
- Multi-modal Transport: Dubai also has Multi-modal connectivity to other countries in the gulf via roads and ships. It is also connected by sea to other continents. The new Etihad railway is also being developed recently
- Anchorage: Anchorage is a city in the state of Alaska. Anchorage is a major air logistics hub. A number of flights from the US to Asia and back have operations halts at Anchorage. Anchorage is attractive to shippers because 90% of the industrialised northern hemisphere can be reached within 9.5 hours from Anchorage, allowing the carriers to transport from Beijing and Moscow eastward to London and Frankfurt westward. It is important to emphasis here that the stop over at Anchorage helps to fuel the aircraft mid-way which enables carrying more cargo to be carried.
Anchorage is also a hub for air cargo because of the kind of goods that are transported. The major items being transported are electronic items made in Taiwan and China into the US, which are light weight.
In summary, if one compares and contracts the reasons for development of the three air cargo hubs above, the following can be summarised
| Factor | Hong Kong | Dubai | Anchorage |
| Location ( so important) | Located next to manufacturing base in China | Located at the tri-junction of Asia, Europe and Africa | Located at the junction of Asia and Europe |
| Multi-Model Transport Hub | Has excellent road and sea connectivity to mainland China and also to South East Asia and Japan and Korea | Has excellent road connectivity within the middle east and sea connectivity to Europe, Africa and Central Asia | Has good sea connectivity |
| Reason for development of the Hub | Near low cost manufacturing base in China | Trading hub. Products manufactured in Asia are sold to Europe and Africa | China and Taiwan produce light electronic goods that are exported to the US and Europe |
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