| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | 11th December 2006 |
(11th December 2006, Hong Kong:) Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) announced today that the highest monthly volume was achieved in November - a total of 244,805 tonnes of air cargo were handled in the month, representing a year-on-year growth of 8.2%. A new peak day handling record was also achieved in November - a total of 9,083 tonnes were handled on 23rd November, breaking the 9,046 tonnes record achieved on 28th October. Cumulative tonnage for January to November 2006 was 2,330,143 tonnes, up 5.4% year-on-year.
Export volume also achieved a record high of 144,828 tonnes in November, up 6.7% against the same month last year. Cumulative export volume for the first eleven months was 1,311,493 tonnes, representing a year-on-year growth of 4.7%.
Import volume grew 4.5% year-on-year in November, with 60,568 tonnes of import cargo being handled. Total import volume for the first eleven months of the year was 631,223 tonnes, up 3.4% against the same period last year.
In the transshipment sector, a total of 39,409 tonnes were handled in November, up 21.0% year-on-year. Aggregate transshipment volume from January to November was 387,427 tonnes, up 11.7% against the same month last year.
The summary for the export, import and transshipment volumes handled in November and the cumulative figures from January to November 2006 are tabulated below:
| November 2006 | Jan to Nov 2006 (Cumulative) | |||
| Tonnage (in tonnes) |
Year-on-Year Growth |
Tonnage (in tonnes) |
Year-on-Year Growth |
|
| Export | 144,828 | +6.7% | 1,311,493 | +4.7% |
| Import | 60,568 | +4.5% | 631,223 | +3.4% |
| Transshipment | 39,409 | +21.0% | 387,427 | +11.7% |
| Total | 244,805 | +8.2% | 2,330,143 | +5.4% |
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