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.
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