Qatar Cargo targets semiconductor market with container deal

Qatar Airways Cargo is continuing to target the semiconductor market with an investment in specialist containers to transport shipments related to the industry.

The Doha-headquartered carrier today announced that it had struck a deal with container firm VRR to utilise its specialist RGX and RZY containers.

VRR’s RZY (16ft) and RGX (20ft) containers are purpose-built to support the secure transport of semiconductor fabrication machinery and related equipment.

Both container types are equipped with climate-control systems and shock-absorption technology, ensuring protection throughout the journey.

In addition, the containers are fully certified for carriage on the maindecks of Qatar Airways Cargo’s Boeing 777 freighters.

The airline said that the deal would strengthen its TechLift service that ensures “that critical semiconductor technologies are transported securely and delivered on time”.

Qatar Cargo launched its TechLift service in early 2025 to target the fast-growing semiconductor market.

The service utilises shock absorption technology on all ground and aircraft equipment for moving delicate semiconductor products, such as integrated circuits, chipsets, microchips, urgent semiconductor manufacturing machinery and pieces such as capital and testing equipment, doped chemicals, cutting, stripping and etching wafers.

The product also offers loading priority, the use of approved data loggers, specialised handling techniques as per commodity-specific operational guidelines and protection from adverse weather conditions.

The move comes as the air cargo market has benefitted from a boom in semiconductor, data centre and AI-related volumes over the past few years.

According to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), global semiconductor sales in June were up 124% year on year to $134.5bn.

Meanwhile, global semiconductor sales reached $403bn during the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 35.1% compared to the first quarter of the year.

Qatar Cargo targets semiconductors with latest product