Surge in air cargo seen this year


GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Freight Forwarders Association (PFFA) has forecast handling 139,000 tonnes of air cargo in 2013, registering a 13% increase in the total tonnage of cargo to be handled this year compared with the 121,000 tonnes achieved for 2012.

PFFA vice-president and air freight chairman P. Kalimuthu (pic) said PFFA was confident of achieving the target, as the feedback from the manufacturing sector had been positive so far.

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