Export volume for August was 135,826 tons, up 25.8% year-on-year. Total export volume from January to August was 1,028,677 tons, representing a year-on-year growth of 41.8%.
Import volume for August was 61,131 tons, up 9.2% against August last year. Aggregate import volume for the first eight months of 2010 was 495,059 tons, representing a year-on-year growth of 29.6%.
The transshipment volume was 46,082 tons in August, indicating a year-on-year growth of 7.4%. Cumulative transshipment tonnage for the first eight months was 366,713 tons, up 20.5% against the same period last year.
The summary of the export, import and transshipment volumes is tabulated as follows:
Tonnage handled by Hactl in August and January to August 2010
Aug-10 | Jan to Aug 2010 (Cumulative) | ||
Tonnage (in tonnes) |
Year-on-Year Growth |
Tonnage (in tonnes) | |
Export | 135,826 | 25.80% | 1,028,677 |
Import | 61,131 | 9.20% | 495,059 |
Transshipment | 46,082 | 7.40% | 366,713 |
Total | 243,039 | 17.50% | 1,890,449 |