Shenzhen Airport not only makes significant efforts in expanding international routes, but also frequently takes actions in logistics facility construction, strategic customer introduction, and other aspects.

In the first quarter of 2023, Shenzhen's foreign trade import and export reached 796.76 billion yuan, an increase of 7.4%. Among them, the cross-border e-commerce air freight business volume at Shenzhen Airport increased by 85% year-on-year, and the value of goods increased by five times year-on-year. Air freight has played a positive role in driving and supporting the growth of foreign trade.
Recently, it was observed from Shenzhen Airport that there were domestic and foreign airline cargo planes parked on the apron in the eastern area, and the on-site support was busy. Among them, a B777 full cargo aircraft from Postal Airlines is ensuring operations, and on-site flight supervisors are commanding the transfer and loading and unloading of goods in an orderly manner.
It is understood that this is China Post Airlines' first B777 full cargo aircraft recently launched at Shenzhen Airport, and it is the first time it has flown the international cargo route from Shenzhen to Osaka. After being operated by a wide body full cargo aircraft, the weekly transportation capacity has also increased from 90 tons to over 210 tons, mainly carrying international mail.
It is reported that since the beginning of this year, Shenzhen Airport United Airlines and cross-border logistics operators have opened multiple cross-border e-commerce dedicated lines to Paris, Liege, S ã o Paulo, and encrypted some international freight routes, forming a "123 fast cargo logistics circle" connecting the world.

From January to March, the import volume of fresh and cold chain products at Shenzhen Airport increased by 22.6% year-on-year, and the cross-border e-commerce business volume increased by 85%. In the first quarter, the international freight development of Shenzhen Airport was very strong, and these new routes have already reached major cities in Europe and South America, increasing their coverage of Southeast Asia. "Wang Guowen, director of the Logistics and Supply Chain Research Institute of China (Shenzhen) Comprehensive Development Research Institute, said in an interview that Shenzhen aims to build a logistics center with global influence, Air logistics is a very important aspect. He believes that the cargo and mail throughput figures of Shenzhen Airport in the first quarter of this year reflect the vitality of Shenzhen's entire economy.
The product structure of airport air cargo has a very high matching degree with the industrial structure of Shenzhen. Air logistics are both high-value goods, and the electronic information industry and strategic emerging industries in Shenzhen account for a high proportion. Air cargo is a very important barometer. Wang Guowen stated that Shenzhen Airport has also made significant progress and breakthroughs in the inspection of lithium and charged products, adopting international standards, Greatly improved the radiation efficiency of local products in Shenzhen to both domestic and foreign markets.
It is reported that since the beginning of this year, Shenzhen Airport has not only made great efforts in expanding international routes, but also made frequent actions in logistics facility construction, strategic customer introduction, and other aspects, demonstrating the superior ecological appeal of aviation logistics.
It is understood that this is the first air cargo center established by Cainiao in the country and the first project to be launched in the e-commerce zone of Shenzhen Airport.

In recent years, Shenzhen Airport has signed cooperation agreements with leading enterprises such as DHL, SF Express, Cainiao, and Yuntu to customize supporting logistics facilities for strategic customers, work together to create a world-class cross-border express mail distribution center, and promote the high-quality development of foreign trade and cross-border e-commerce industries. The frequent actions of airlines and logistics companies at Shenzhen Airport not only demonstrate their optimism towards the Shenzhen economy, but also inject new vitality into the construction of a globally influential logistics center and the development of air cargo at Shenzhen Airport, "said the relevant person in charge of the Municipal Transportation Bureau.
It is understood that since last year, Shenzhen Airport has transformed its old domestic cargo terminal into an aviation e-commerce processing area based on the development needs of cross-border e-commerce business, covering an area of approximately 40000 square meters, achieving the expansion of customs supervision area, and introducing leading cross-border e-commerce enterprises such as Cainiao and Yuntu to strengthen the dual wheel drive of air transportation and cross-border e-commerce business, further enhancing the agglomeration effect. Shenzhen Airport's annual aviation express cargo processing capacity will increase by 160000 tons.
As the first project to be launched in the e-commerce zone, Cainiao International Express Shenzhen Air Cargo Center is its first customized exclusive cargo station in China that is suitable for cross-border e-commerce business operations. It can achieve rapid transfer of packages and goods between the airport's air and land sides. After the project is launched, more cross-border e-commerce goods in South China will be able to fly directly from Shenzhen Airport, reducing the number of cross port operations.

Renderings of Shenzhen Airport Aviation E-commerce Processing Zone
In addition to completing the renovation of the aviation e-commerce processing area, since the beginning of this year, several key logistics facilities have also accelerated construction, including the domestic transfer cargo building project in the southern area of the airport, the No.1 cargo warehouse project in the southern cargo area, and the DHL South China Airlines express hub project.
We will support the development of core freight strategic customers in Shenzhen with first-class infrastructure and logistics ecology, continuously improve the level and competitiveness of Shenzhen Airport's air cargo hub, and gather the joint forces to build a leading demonstration airport based national logistics hub, "said the relevant person in charge of the airport.