DHL Worldwide Express last year saw the strongest volume growth of the four main express carriers operating in Hong Kong.
While general air cargo at Chek Lap Kok airport fell 8 per cent year on year, express volume jumped 9 per cent, aided in part by DHL's March move of its intra-Asia hub to the SAR from Manila.
Airport sources said DHL easily eclipsed the facility's overall growth figure, but would not say by how much.
'DHL posted by far the strongest growth of any of the [companies] operating through Chek Lap Kok,' one source said.
DHL's largest local rivals, Federal Express (FedEx) and United Parcel Service (UPS), were believed to have expanded less than the growth posted by the airport. Overall, express volume at the airport approached 80,000 tonnes.
DHL operations director Asia-Pacific and Middle East, Ross Allen, said: 'We had a heavier final nine months last year after we moved our hub because we started hubbing our key intra-Asia cities' traffic through Hong Kong.