Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) announced today that a total of 220,574 tonnes were handled in August, representing a year-on-year dip of 3.3%.

Cumulative tonnage for the first eight months of 2008 climbed 3.8% to 1.718 million tonnes.

Both import and export volume growth in August registered a decline. Import volume showed a decrease of 7.1% year-on-year, with a total of 53,836 tonnes being handled in the month. Export volume for August was 120,022 tonnes, down 7.4% year-on-year.

Aggregate import volume and export volume for the first eight months were 448,782 tonnes and 934,095 tonnes respectively, representing a climb of 1% and 1.7% year-on-year for the respective sectors.

In August, transshipment tonnage rose 15.1% to 46,716 tonnes. Total transshipment volume for the first eight months was 335,137 tonnes, up 14.6% against the same period last year.