Hactl's Hong Kong airport tonnage drops 22.5pc in April

HACTL (Hongkong Air Cargo Terminals Limited) has announced its April cargo tonnage through Hong Kong airport has fallen 22.5 per cent in April to 174,809 tonnes year on year with cumulative tonnage for the first four months of 2009 down 24.1 per cent to 637,823 tonnes.

Import volume for April was 46,789 tonnes, down 19.1 per cent against April last year. Aggregate import volume for the first four months of 2009 was 169,748 tonnes, a decline of 23.3 per cent.

Export volume for April and for the first four months was 89,984 tonnes down 29.1 per cent and 326,750 tonnes, a decrease of 28.6 per cent year on year.

The transshipment volume was 38,036 tonnes in April, a decline of 7.2 per cent compared with last year. Cumulative transshipment tonnage for the first four months was 141,325 tonnes, down 12.5 per cent year on year.

Further to the already gloomy global economy, the current influenza A (H1N1) poses another challenge to the overall market confidence, which may further delay the recovery of the air cargo industry. Though this is a difficult time for the whole industry, we strongly believe that Hong Kong and Hactl both have the good foundation to face the current challenge and the air cargo industry will rebound quickly upon economic recovery, said Hactl marketing chief Lilian Chan.

Source: Transportweekly