Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) announced its tonnage throughput for July 2011. A total of 237,739 tonnes were handled in the month, representing a decrease of 7.7% year-on-year. Cumulative tonnage for the first seven months of the year was 1,563,352 tonnes, a drop of 5.1% year-on-year.

Export volume for July was 126,369 tonnes, down 9.8% year-on-year. Total export volume for the first seven months was 822,313 tonnes, representing a drop of 7.9% year-on-year.

Import volume for July was 58,904 tonnes, down 13.1% against July last year. Aggregate import volume for the first seven months of 2011 was 403,551 tonnes, down 7.0% against the same period last year.

The transshipment volume was 52,466 tonnes in July, up by 5.3% year-on-year. Cumulative transshipment tonnage for the first seven months was 337,488 tonnes, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.3%.

The export, import and transshipment volumes for July and the first seven months of 2011 are tabulated as follows:

Tonnage handled by Hactl in July and January to July 2011

Jul-11 Jan to Jul 2011 (Cumulative)
Tonnage
(in tonnes)		 Year-on-Year
Comparison		 Tonnage
(in tonnes)		 Year-on-Year
Comparison
Export 126,369 -9.80% 822,313 -7.90%
Import 58,904 -13.10% 403,551 -7.00%
Transshipment 52,466 5.30% 337,488 5.30%
Total 237,739 -7.70% 1,563,352 -5.10%