Logistics sector expected cargo throughput in 1Q to drop

Logistics sector expected cargo throughput in 1Q to drop

The export throughput of the air-sea-land cargo is speculated to drop twenty to seventy percent respectively in the first quarter of the year, said International Logistics and Forwarding Association of Macau director Lei Kuok Fai.

The director therefore said he hopes the government will carry out some assistant measures in order to help the sustainability of the logistics, said TDM news.

He hopes the government to take the neighbouring city such as Hong Kong as a reference on the rescue of the logistics in the territory as the sector was incapable of vying with the adjacent cities.

“Unlike Hong Kong, we [Macau]don't have a specific department to deal with the problems in logistics sector,” he said.

Lei added that he wants the government to put more efforts on the development of the logistics industry and a specific department is requested as well.

He said he believes by holding the regular meeting with the sector, the specific department can unify the logistics sector and be able to together seek for measures for the industry.

The director also expressed that he is not optimistic about the prosperity of the logistics sector in this year. However, he believes that the situation will be ameliorated once the global economy recovered, said the news.

Monday, 06 April 2009
Macau Daily Times