| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | 7th March 2005 |
(7th March 2005, Hong Kong) Hactl released today its tonnage figures for the first two months of 2005. Tonnage for January and February was 321,443 tonnes, up 2.8% compared with the same period last year. Aggregate tonnage for January and February averages out the Chinese New Year effect, and provides a more accurate picture of tonnage growth.
Export tonnage for the first two months of 2005 grew 5% year-on-year to 173,985 tonnes. Import volume was 96,930 tonnes, down 7% year-on-year. Strong growth was registered in the transshipment sector - up 18.5% year-on-year. The details of import, export and transshipment volume is tabulated below :
| Tonnes | Feb | Cumulative (Jan to Feb) |
| Import | 45,196 | 96,930 |
| Growth rate against 2004 | -18.4% | -7.0% |
| Export | 75,539 | 173,985 |
| Growth rate against 2004 | -14.6% | +5.0% |
| Transshipment | 25,936 | 50,528 |
| Growth rate against 2004 | +11.9% | +18.5% |
| Total | 146,671 | 321,443 |
| Growth rate against 2004 | -12.2% | +2.8% |
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