Cargojet Airways is a leading Canadian all-cargo airline founded in 2002, headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, with its main hub at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM). The company operates about 41 Boeing 767 and 757 freighters, linking 16 major Canadian cities overnight, and extends to the US, Europe and China with scheduled freighter services and charters. Its scheduled charter from Hangzhou to Vancouver has run since May 2024 at a minimum of three flights a week.
Cargojet Airways (IATA W8, ICAO CJT, callsign CARGOJET) is a leading Canadian all-cargo airline founded in 2002, headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, with its main operating hub at Hamilton International Airport (YHM), Ontario. It focuses on time-sensitive premium airfreight, linking every major Canadian city on a night flight network and extending to the US, Europe and Asia with dedicated charters, ACMI wet leases and scheduled international freighter services. It is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CJT.
On the latest published figures, Cargojet operates about 41 freighters, flies more than 80 sectors a night, serves 16 major Canadian cities and carries over 25 million pounds a week, covering the areas where more than 90% of Canadians live. It also has interline and partnership arrangements with 54 leading carriers worldwide and is Canada's only nationwide overnight cargo integrator.
Cargojet's fleet consists of Boeing 767-300F, Boeing 767-200F and Boeing 757-200ERF freighters, with the 767 widebodies as the main type, capable of transpacific and transatlantic operations. The airline's public information site is cargojet.com; Chinese shippers and forwarders can reach space through its published international partnership channels and local agents in China.
Cargojet's model differs from belly cargo on a passenger airline: it carries no passengers, every flight is for cargo, domestic Canadian sectors fly at night and international ocean-crossing sectors by day, which raises daily aircraft utilisation. Its customers are mainly national express networks, e-commerce platforms, pharmaceutical distributors and manufacturer logistics departments, and long-term contract customers provide a stable base load.
Internationally, Cargojet holds interline agreements with several global carriers, so Chinese shippers can use its global partner network through a Canadian gateway as well as the Hangzhou non-stop sector. The airline has its own or partner ground teams at major airports including Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal, providing ULD build-up and breakdown, customs bonded storage and arrival notices.
Cargojet runs a night cargo network in Canada centered on Hamilton and reaching Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax. Sectors usually depart at night and deliver the next morning, carrying e-commerce express, temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals, high-value manufactured goods and perishable urgent items on next-day service.
Beyond the domestic network, Cargojet flies scheduled 767 freighter services from Canada to Liege (LGG) in Belgium, connecting the transatlantic sector through Halifax (YHZ); it uses US gateways such as Miami (MIA) as transit points; and in Asia it began a scheduled charter from Hangzhou to Vancouver in May 2024 with its Chinese partner Great Vision HK Express.
Cargojet has no published office of its own in China. Contact its local agent in China, or ask Goodhope Freight to make the approach. Its China business runs under a three-year cooperation agreement with Great Vision HK Express, with space sales and ground handling at the Hangzhou departure end handled by the partner and its authorized agents.
To secure space on the Hangzhou to Vancouver sector, a Chinese shipper should submit a shipping order through a company with international freight forwarding accreditation, so that the agent can request rates from the partner's rate channel, confirm flight dates and pallet limits, and complete acceptance before the cut-off. Goodhope Logistics (China) Limited can handle booking, customs declaration, ground handover and destination distribution for that sector; its website is goodhope86.com.
Note that Cargojet does not sell loose space directly to small and medium Chinese shippers: rates, pallet positions and cut-off times at the Chinese departure end are managed by the partner and its authorized agents. When requesting a rate, provide pieces, weight, dimensions, commodity, consignor and consignee details and the preferred flight week so the agent can confirm whether the cargo can share a pallet or needs its own. Dangerous goods, live animals and plants, temperature-controlled medicines and out-of-gauge cargo must be declared before booking and accepted by the carrier before delivery. Goodhope Freight recommends confirming space one week before shipment and completing warehouse receipt and documents three days before.
Cargojet's freighter fleet is built around the Boeing 767 family, with the Boeing 757-200ERF on shorter domestic sectors. The 767-300F is the main ocean-crossing type, with a main deck that takes 24 PMC or PAL positions and a structural payload of about 127,000 lb; the 757-200ERF carries about 80,000 lb and suits high-frequency domestic Canadian and US regional flights.
The 767-300F is a factory freighter or a converted passenger aircraft, with a large cargo door forward of the nose and a main deck floor designed for ULD loads, taking both PMC pallets and AKE containers. Its range covers Hangzhou to Vancouver non-stop without a fuel stop, which is why it is the type specified for Cargojet's China charter. The 767-200F has a shorter fuselage and slightly lower payload and is used mainly on dense domestic Canadian sectors and the Liege route. The 757-200ERF is a narrowbody freighter combining loose load and pallet positions, suited to small express parcels on Canadian domestic night flights.
| Aircraft type | Use | Structural payload | Main deck positions | Typical sectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B767-300F | Transoceanic scheduled service | about 127,000 lb | 24 ULD positions | Hangzhou to Vancouver, Hamilton to Liege |
| B767-200F | intercontinental and domestic Canada | about 100,000 lb class | about 20 ULD positions | major Canadian cities to European and US gateways |
| B757-200ERF | domestic overnight express | about 80,000 lb | loose load and pallets on the main deck | Vancouver to Calgary to Winnipeg to Hamilton to Halifax |
Note: payload and position figures come from manufacturer and carrier published data. Usable payload depends on sector length, fuel, runway and loading limits, and dispatch confirmation on the day of booking applies.
Cargojet has no multi-airport scheduled freighter network in China. The published Chinese departure point is Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) in Canada, flown by the 767-300F at a minimum of three flights a week, mainly for cross-border e-commerce and time-critical cargo. The sector has operated commercially since late May 2024.
| Departure in China | Canadian destination airport | Aircraft type | Frequency | Connection direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou HGH | Vancouver YVR | B767-300F | At least three flights weekly | Distribution on the Canadian overnight domestic network |
| Hangzhou HGH | Vancouver YVR (return) | B767-300F | At least three flights weekly | Canadian exports to China |
Beyond the Hangzhou to Vancouver sector, cargo from other Chinese airports (Shanghai Pudong, Beijing Capital, Guangzhou Baiyun, Shenzhen Bao'an and others) can be trucked or flown to Hangzhou for departure, or transit through hubs such as Hong Kong, Seoul or Tokyo to Vancouver and then join Cargojet's Canadian domestic network. Times are local, schedules change with the season, and the carrier's confirmation on the day of booking applies.
On the Canadian side, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is the main gateway for Chinese cargo. After landing, cargo clears in a customs bonded warehouse and is distributed on Cargojet's overnight domestic network to Toronto (YYZ), Montreal (YUL), Calgary (YYC), Edmonton (YEG), Winnipeg (YWG) and Halifax (YHZ). Cargo that needs to clear in eastern Canada can complete import formalities in Toronto or Montreal before distribution. Main Chinese exports to Canada include cross-border e-commerce parcels, consumer electronics, auto parts, household goods and medical devices, all of which are well established on the Hangzhou to Vancouver sector.
Through the Cargojet network and its interline partners, Chinese export cargo can reach Canada (16 major cities nationwide), the United States (gateways such as Miami and Canada-US interline points) and Liege in Belgium with the main European consumer markets via the Hamilton, Halifax and Liege sectors. For Chinese shippers the key value is that after landing in Vancouver the cargo can reach Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Halifax by the next morning on Cargojet's domestic network.
After landing in Vancouver cargo joins the overnight domestic network and reaches Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Halifax by the next morning, which suits e-commerce last mile and urgent time-critical shipments.
Scheduled Hamilton to Halifax to Liege (LGG) freighter services let Chinese cargo handled in Vancouver or eastern Canada continue to a European distribution center, which suits restocking of cross-border e-commerce overseas warehouses.
Transit through US gateways such as Miami connects to interline services toward South America and the Caribbean; those sectors are partner-carrier interlines, so space and times are subject to confirmation through the actual partner channel.
For Chinese cross-border e-commerce sellers, another benefit of the Cargojet network is dependable restocking of Canadian overseas warehouses: three flights a week from Hangzhou to Vancouver can be aligned with a weekly sales cycle, reducing stock-outs caused by cancelled or overbooked passenger belly space. Manufacturers can fly parts and semi-finished goods to Vancouver and move them on the domestic night network to production lines in Toronto, Montreal and elsewhere, connecting both ends of the air supply chain.
The Hangzhou to Vancouver sector is flown by the 767-300F, independent of passenger bellies, so schedule and payload are not affected by passenger seasonality, which suits steady weekly shipments of high-volume e-commerce, auto parts and temperature-controlled medicines.
Cargojet runs Canada's only nationwide overnight integrator network. Cargo landing in Vancouver connects to domestic flights at night and reaches eastern cities such as Toronto and Montreal by the next morning, which beats ordinary forwarder consolidation on last-mile transit time.
The airline has long served e-commerce express, pharmaceutical products and high-value manufactured goods, with established procedures for temperature control, priority loading, arrival notices and exception tracking, which suits shippers who need transit time and information transparency.
Alongside scheduled charters, Cargojet offers ACMI wet lease and dedicated charter services. In peak season, during major promotions or at project peaks, a shipper can take a whole pallet block or the whole aircraft and avoid the risk of cancelled or overbooked passenger belly space.
Overall, the main reasons Chinese shippers use the Cargojet network are the dependability of a freighter schedule and the speed of Canadian overnight distribution. For time-sensitive export cargo with steady volume and destinations across Canada, the routing delivers to major cities by the next morning after Vancouver, which beats traditional passenger belly consolidation on last-mile performance.
Booking space on Cargojet's Hangzhou to Vancouver sector requires an agent with international freight forwarding accreditation. The standard route is: the shipper sends the shipping order and cargo details to the agent; the agent requests rates from the Great Vision HK Express rate channel and confirms flight dates, pallet positions, cut-off times and special cargo limits; the agent receives, weighs, labels and builds up the cargo at the Hangzhou export warehouse; the agent completes the export declaration and delivery to the carrier; after departure the agent provides the waybill number and arrival forecast; and after landing in Vancouver Cargojet's ground team distributes to the Canadian domestic network or the consignee's warehouse.
Goodhope Logistics (China) Limited can act as the departure agent in China for this routing, handling booking, ground receipt, export declaration and destination distribution for shippers. Business departments can be reached through the website goodhope86.com for quotations and a flight calendar.
At booking, the cut-off time and pallet limits matter most. Hangzhou departures usually close acceptance and build-up the day before departure, so cargo should be at the nominated bonded warehouse before the cut-off; in peak season book one to two weeks ahead. Once the waybill is confirmed, the agent should give the shipper the MAWB number, flight date, arrival time and delivery order number, and send an arrival notice by email or system after departure. Shippers who need cover can take out all-risks air cargo insurance separately.
On pricing, the sector is charged on the greater of actual and volumetric weight, so heavy and low-density cargo should be described at the enquiry stage so the agent can recommend the right pallet positions. For regular importers and cross-border e-commerce sellers, Goodhope Freight can help conclude annual contract rates with priority space in peak season. Chinese export declaration documents include the commercial invoice, packing list, air waybill and export foreign exchange verification documents, and should reach the agent before the cut-off for consolidated filing.
The Hangzhou to Vancouver sector was designed from the start around cross-border e-commerce stock, and its minimum three flights a week support a weekly overseas warehouse restocking cycle, avoiding stock-outs when passenger belly space tightens in peak season.
Cargojet has long carried pharmaceutical products on its Canadian domestic network, with experience in temperature-controlled ULD handling and priority loading, so temperature-controlled cargo from China can move straight onto the temperature-controlled domestic network after landing in Vancouver.
The 767-300F main deck takes standard PMC pallets and handles heavy, low-density and machinery cargo better than a narrowbody belly, so Chinese auto parts and machinery exports should be assessed on this sector first.
For project or promotion peaks that exceed weekly scheduled capacity, shippers can apply through Goodhope Freight for a dedicated charter or ACMI arrangement, with the carrier providing the aircraft, crew and ground support.
Cargojet also carries overnight linehaul for Canadian postal and express parcels, and its fleet scheduling experience is a useful reference for protecting transit times on urgent Chinese exports. When choosing this carrier, shippers should build the Vancouver clearance time, the domestic night connection window and last-mile trucking into one transit plan so that a delay at any stage does not break the next-day promise.
The map below shows the main flows carried by Cargojet and its interline partners for Chinese exports: non-stop Hangzhou to Vancouver, distribution from Vancouver to major Canadian cities, and the connection to Europe through Liege. Nodes are the main cargo airports, lines are actual or interline sectors, and node size reflects throughput in the network. The logic is to use Vancouver as the China-Canada gateway, Hamilton as the hub of the Canadian overnight network, and radiate from there to cities on both coasts.
It has no published office of its own in China. Contact its local agent in China, or ask Goodhope Freight to make the approach. Departure business in China runs through the authorized channel of its partner Great Vision HK Express.
Under the published cooperation agreement the sector runs at least three flights a week with the 767-300F. Actual schedules change with the season and the carrier's confirmation on the day of booking applies.
Yes. It must first be trucked or flown to Hangzhou for departure, or transit through hubs such as Hong Kong or Seoul to Vancouver and then join Cargojet's Canadian domestic network.
Published information shows 24 ULD positions on the main deck and a structural payload of about 127,000 lb. Usable payload depends on sector length and loading limits.
Once on Cargojet's Canadian overnight network, cargo reaches Toronto, Montreal and other major cities by the next morning; the exact timing depends on the carrier's schedule that day.
Yes. Cargojet offers dedicated charters and ACMI wet leases, so shippers can take a pallet block or the whole aircraft in peak season or for project cargo, with arrangements applied for through Goodhope Freight.
After landing the cargo enters a customs bonded warehouse, and the consignee or its customs broker files the import declaration, pays duty and tax and takes release. Goodhope Freight can put shippers in touch with a local Canadian broker.
Yes, but the temperature range and packaging requirements must be declared before booking, and carrier-approved temperature-controlled ULDs or dry ice packaging must be used, subject to the carrier's approval.
On the published schedule it is usually the afternoon of the day before departure, and may be earlier in peak season; the agent's notice on the day of booking applies. Shippers should deliver to the nominated Hangzhou bonded warehouse a day ahead and hand over the declaration documents.
Common commodities include consumer electronics, textiles and garments, furniture and household goods, auto parts, pharmaceuticals and small e-commerce parcels. The 767-300F holds both high-value low-density cargo and heavy freight, so describe the commodity and packaging at the enquiry stage so the agent can recommend pallet positions and a rate.
Shippers can check flight status and arrival forecasts in the carrier's cargo system using the MAWB number, and the agent sends checkpoint updates after landing, customs release and delivery handover. For high-value cargo, shippers should take out all-risks cargo insurance and keep the waybill and handover records.
Goodhope Logistics (China) Limited can help shippers secure space on Cargojet's Hangzhou to Vancouver sector and provides booking, customs declaration, ground handover and destination distribution.
Disclaimer:Airline codes, aircraft types, schedules, payload and route Information here are compiled from carrier published data and public industry reports and are for reference only. Times are local, schedules change with the season, and the carrier's confirmation on the day of booking applies. Acceptance limits for special cargo, dangerous goods and temperature-controlled cargo are subject to the carrier's final approval. Sources are the Cargojet official website, published annual reports and industry media, to the latest published cut-off.
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