Hong Kong continues growth path

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), reported the air cargo tonnage throughput for July 2007. A total of 220,456 tonnes were handled in the month, representing a year-on-year growth of 6.0 per cent. Cumulative tonnage from January to July 2007 was 1,427,190 tonnes, slightly up 1.8 per cent compared with the same period last year.

The continual tonnage growth starting from the second quarter was primarily attributed to increases in export volume and transhipment volume. Export volume in July registered a 7.3 per cent growth on a year-on-year basis to 122,597 tonnes. Aggregate export volume for the first seven months was 789,189 tonnes, up 1.3 per cent compared with the same period last year. The transhipment volume was 39,493 tonnes in July, with a year-on-year growth of 12.9 per cent. Total transhipment volume for the first seven months was 251,748 tonnes, up 9.8 per cent against the same period last year.