Export and transshipment volumes continue to be the growth engine of tonnage throughput since the second quarter compared with the same period last year, while import volume in August registered a slight year-on-year growth.
Export volume in August registered an 8.8% growth on a year-on-year basis, reaching 129,551 tons. Aggregate export volume for the first eight months was 918,740 tons, up 2.3% compared with the same period last year. The transshipment volume was 40,601 tons in August, with a year-on-year growth of 15.4%. Total transshipment volume for the first eight months was 292,349 tons, up 10.6% against the same period last year.
Import volumes for August and for the first eight months were 57,925 tons and 444,178 tons respectively, representing 3.2% increase and 1.5% decrease year-on-year for the respective periods.
The summary of the export, import and transshipment volumes handled in August and cumulative figures from January to August 2007 are tabulated as follows: