The cargo mail throughput of Tianjin Airport increased by 27.4 per cent in the first half of 2007 over the same period last year to 55,300 tons, Logistics Week reports.

The international air cargo mail business in Tianjin Airport surged in the first half with its total tax value ranking third among airports in China, which showed Tianjin Airport has great potential and strength in becoming an international air logistics centre in North China, the report said.