Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport set a record for the amount of cargo shipped out of the airport during the first quarter of 2017, CVG officials said in a news release.

Companies shipped more than 205,000 tons of cargo out of the airport, an 8 percent increase year-over-year. CVG is the North American hub for international shipping giant DHL, and that amount is expected to increase with the announcement that Amazon will locate its $1.5 billion air services hub at CVG and bring…