Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) announced today its air cargo tonnage throughput for August 2011. A total of 221,375 tonnes were handled in the month, registering a year-on-year drop of 9.3%. Cumulative tonnage from January to August was 1,785,140 tonnes, a decrease of 5.6% year-on-year.

Export volume in August experienced a 13.3% drop against last year to 117,771 tonnes. Aggregate export volume for the first eight months was 940,067 tonnes, down 8.6% compared with the same period last year.

The import volume for August was 55,345 tonnes, representing a decline of 8.9% against August last year. Aggregate import volume for the first eight months was 458,746 tonnes, representing a decline of 7.3% year-on-year.

The transshipment volume was 48,259 tonnes in August, indicating a year-on-year growth of 1.7%. Cumulative transshipment tonnage for the first eight months was 386,327 tonnes, up 5.0% 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 2011:

' Aug-11 Jan to Aug 2011
(Cumulative)
' Tonnage
(in tonnes)		 Comparison Tonnage
(in tonnes)		 Comparison
Export 117,771 -13.30% 940,067 -8.60%
Import 55,345 -8.90% 458,746 -7.30%
Transshipment 48,259 1.70% 386,327 5.00%
Total 221,375 -9.30% 1,785,140 -5.60%