In today's freight logistics landscape where time efficiency is paramount, transshipment speed has become a defining benchmark for a cargo hub's competitive strength. Tianjin Binhai Airport is leveraging continuous innovations in customs clearance procedures and refined operational workflows to comprehensively upgrade its air-to-air cargo transfer services, championing the "Transit via Tianjin, Smooth Logistics Flow" brand.

This initiative delivers a seamlessly connected and highly efficient cargo transfer experience for both domestic and international clients, solidifying the airport's position as a rising force in global supply chains.

Domestic Cross-Warehouse Transfers: Achieving 3.5-Hour Rapid Connections

Since the start of this year, building upon the traditional single-warehouse transfer model, Tianjin Binhai Airport has moved aggressively to dismantle barriers between warehouse boundaries, advancing cross-warehouse and cross-airline air-to-air transfer operations within its domestic cargo zone. To support this, the airport's logistics subsidiary has designated a dedicated sorting and distribution area in the airside section of the domestic warehouse, coupled with specialized personnel and information-sharing protocols, reducing the minimum transfer connection time to approximately 3.5 hours.

Simultaneously, Tianjin Binhai Airport closely collaborates with freight forwarders and airlines to precisely align cargo sourcing, cabin space allocation, and pricing strategies. Through flexible and diverse service solutions, the airport now handles shipments ranging from cold-chain seafood moving from Dalian via Tianjin to Guangzhou and Shenzhen, to seasonal flowers transported from Kunming via Tianjin to Qiqihar, ensuring that perishable and high-value goods reach target markets with exceptional freshness. From January to August this year, domestic air-to-air transfer volumes at Tianjin Binhai Airport reached nearly 3,100 tonnes, marking a year-on-year growth of 17% and demonstrating steady upward momentum.

Bridging Domestic and International Routes for Efficient Cross-Border Cargo Movement

Leveraging the combined advantages of the Tianjin air port hub, Tianjin Binhai Airport is focused on breaking down barriers between domestic and international freight operations, actively developing the 9610 cross-border e-commerce export air-to-air transfer business. This year, by proactively engaging leading cross-border e-commerce platforms and freight forwarding companies, the airport has successfully attracted cross-border e-commerce cargo to be shipped through Tianjin. In this model, goods depart from Shenzhen, arrive in Tianjin via domestic passenger aircraft belly cargo holds, and then efficiently connect with international freighter flights for departure, ensuring a smooth end-to-end flow. A representative from the logistics subsidiary stated, "Currently, the volume under this model is steadily climbing. The airport is seizing this opportunity to accelerate business expansion and deepen customer relationships, continuously enhancing its comprehensive service capabilities and market reach." This approach has opened up a stable and highly efficient aerial corridor for 9610 cross-border e-commerce exports, enabling domestic products to board an "express air service" for international markets.

Data shows that from January to August this year, the 9610 cross-border e-commerce export volume at Tianjin Binhai Airport surged by 105% year-on-year, underscoring robust growth momentum and significant potential. While the cross-border e-commerce export transfer model has delivered impressive results, Tianjin Binhai Airport, backed by its mature domestic route network, has deepened collaborations with airlines such as China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and Xiamen Airlines. These partnerships efficiently link with international inbound routes from hubs like Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Xiamen, further broadening the scope of its import transit business.

When international cargo arrives in Tianjin via domestic flight belly holds, the warehouse operations team responds swiftly, coordinating seamlessly to transfer goods from the domestic warehouse through the airside area to the international warehouse. This achieves an efficient connection between domestic inbound processing and international pickup procedures. The entire chain operates in an orderly fashion, offering a fast and smooth entry channel for imported goods. From January to August this year, import transit cargo volumes totaled nearly 790 tonnes, reflecting the airport's continuously improving hub service capabilities.

Innovative Service Models to Cater to Diverse Demands

The opening of export cross-border corridors and the steady implementation of import transit operations have significantly expanded Tianjin Binhai Airport's transshipment service portfolio. The logistics subsidiary's representative further explained, "Building on this foundation, Tianjin Binhai Airport has actively sought customs policy support from airport authorities, partnering with SF Airlines to advance export transfer operations transiting through Ezhou. Additionally, in conjunction with Xiamen Airlines and China Southern Airlines, we have launched integrated customs clearance services via Xiamen and Guangzhou, establishing a diversified export service matrix tailored to various client requirements." Through the dual drivers of policy innovation and process optimization, Tianjin Binhai Airport is accelerating its transformation into an air cargo hub with global resource allocation capabilities, injecting robust energy into regional economic advancement and the construction of a dual-circulation development paradigm.

From the rapid cross-warehouse transfer connections to the efficient global shipment of cross-border e-commerce goods, from one-stop import transit solutions to flexible export service configurations, Tianjin Binhai Airport, guided by the "Transit via Tianjin, Smooth Logistics Flow" brand, is breaking boundaries through innovation and streamlining circulation through collaboration. It is steadily converting its geographic advantages into hub dominance. Looking ahead, Tianjin Binhai Airport remains committed to elevating its air-to-air transfer service levels, continuously optimizing the port's business environment. With a more open, efficient, and intelligent aviation freight ecosystem, it is building an "aerial overpass" connecting domestic and international economic circuits. This will enable more cargo to transit through Tianjin, driving enhanced efficiency, reduced costs, and minimized losses in freight transport, ultimately contributing to the seamless flow of goods worldwide.