Hong Kongs Hactl achieves new cargo records in October

HACTL (Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited) has announced that its highest monthly cargo handling volume was achieved in October - a total of 246,346 tonnes, representing a year-on-year growth of 2.3 per cent.

The performance in the week of October 29, reached 59,442 tonnes and broke a weekly record. Cumulative tonnage from January to October 2007 was 2,142,867 tonnes, up 2.8 per cent year on year.

October export volume was 142,510 tonnes, up 3 per cent against the same month last year. Cumulative export volume for the first 10 months was 1,199,305 tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 2.8 per cent. But October import volumes, and for the first 10 months, were 59,438 tonnes and 564,547 tonnes respectively, representing a 1.1 per cent decrease year on year.

Transshipment volumes were 44,398 tonnes for October and 379,015 tonnes for the first 10 months, representing a year-on-year increase of 4.9 per cent and 8.9 per cent for the respective periods.

"We are pleased to keep breaking records in September and October," said HACTL marketing chief Lilian Chan. "We are confident that we will continue to manage cargo volume growth and provide efficient and smooth cargo handling services to our customers during the peak season."