(11 February 2008, Hong Kong :) Transshipment cargo continues to be the key driving force behind robust cargo growth, according to the latest cargo statistics released by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), the air cargo terminal that handles the majority of general air cargo at the Hong Kong International Airport.

Hactl released today its tonnage throughput for the first month of 2008.  A total of 206,615 tonnes were handled in January, representing a 7.5% year-on-year growth. Import volume for January was 56,060 tonnes, up 3% year-on-year. Export tonnage was 112,283 tonnes, up 4.7% against January last year. Transshipment demand stayed strong before Chinese New Year:  transshipment tonnage in January showed a year-on-year growth of 25.1%, with a total of 38,272 tonnes of cargo being handled.

The details of import, export and transshipment volume are tabulated below: