| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | 7th January 2004 |
(7 January 2004, Hong Kong) Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) announced today its air cargo throughput for December, the fourth quarter and for the whole year of 2003. In December 2003, Hactl handled 187,700 tonnes, representing a year-on-year growth of 14.7%. Total tonnage handled in the fourth quarter was 588,449 tonnes, up 8.1% year-on-year. Total volume handled in year 2003 was 2,009,918 tonnes, up 5.6% year-on-year.
Fuelled by strong growth in export volume to major trading partners, export volume grew 21.3% year-on-year in December to 102,425 tonnes. Aggregate export tonnage for the fourth quarter stood at 336,401 tonnes, up 11.9% year-on-year. Exports to Europe, which accounted for more than 30% of total export volume, continued to be the key driver for growth, with a year-on-year increase of 28.7% in December and 31.9% in the fourth quarter recorded. Cumulative export tonnage for the whole year of 2003 was 1,093,949 tonnes, up 8.8% compared with the export tonnage in year 2002.
A total of 60,857 tonnes of import volume were registered in December, up 6.4% year-on-year. Aggregate import volume for the fourth quarter was 176,205 tonnes, up 2.7% year-on-year. Growth in import volumes from Asian countries was strong in December 2003 : Mainland China (+30.4%), South Korea (+30.1%), and Japan (+20.7%). Total import volume for year 2003 was 649,318 tonnes, with a moderate growth of 1% recorded.
For the transshipment sector, a total of 24,418 tonnes were handled in December, and 75,843 tonnes in the fourth quarter - up 10.6% and 4.8% respectively. Aggregate transshipment volume for year 2003 was 266,651 tonnes, up 4.7% year-on-year.
The total import, export and transshipment volumes for December, the fourth quarter and the whole year of 2003 were summarised as follows:
Hactl's Tonnage Throughput for December, Fourth Quarter and Year 2003
| Tonnes | Dec-03 | Cumulative (Oct- Dec-03) |
Cumulative (Jan-Dec-03) |
| Import | 60,857 | 176,205 | 649,318 |
| Growth rate against ' 02 | +6.4% | +2.7% | +1.0% |
| Export | 102,425 | 336,401 | 1,093,949 |
| Growth rate against ' 02 | +21.3% | +11.9% | +8.8% |
| Transshipment | 24,418 | 75,843 | 266,651 |
| Growth rate against ' 02 | +10.6% | +4.8% | +4.7% |
| Total | 187,700 | 588,449 | 2,009,918 |
| Growth rate against ' 02 | +14.7% | +8.1% | +5.6% |
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