Hong Kong"s air cargo exports to a good high last month

According to Hong Kong media reported, iphone 4, iPad new electronic products such as hot, good for Hong Kong air cargo industry, the Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals handled volume in October, monthly total ever record high of up to 26 million tonnes. However, the United States affected by the terrorist attack, will increase the security of cargo inspection procedures, the Hong Kong shipping industry is worried that will affect Hong Kong's air cargo industry advantage.

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Hong Kong air cargo terminal handling air cargo throughput of Hong Kong Qi Cheng. Announced yesterday, last month, the volume of processing 260,600 tonnes over, up 15.4%, and record single-month high. The first 10 months of cumulative treatment 2.394 million tonnes of cargo, up 29.4% rise. October 22 in which the volume up to 10,184 tonnes, equaling the May 13 hit a record single-day cargo handling record. In addition, the third and final week in October, also broke the single-week record of 10 on the last week dealing with 62,650 tonnes of cargo.

Export volume of 144,000 tonnes, up 16.8%. The first 10 months of cumulative tonnage of 1.31 million tonnes, rose 35.6% year on year. Import volume rose 6.1% year on year, amounting to 62,881 tonnes; accumulated so far this year imported 617,800 metric tons, up 23.9% rise. Re-exports rose 24% year on year, amounting to 53,117 tonnes; rose by 21.3% cumulative total of handling 466,700 tonnes.

Worry about terrorist attacks in Yemen advantage

Shippers Association, said the Director-General Heli Ji, air buoyant, mainly to benefit from the iphone 4, iPad, LED TV, and other products led, they must be transported by air. But he worried that the United States by the Yemeni terrorist attacks is being reviewed to improve cargo inspection standards, if Hong Kong while enhancing measures, it will affect Hong Kong's air superiority.

He refers to the testing procedures of Hong Kong's freight, transport processes are relatively simple, so cheap air cheaper overseas, but in the future to increase detection measures may affect the existing advantages. Record air cargo, but shipping in May to July, after a big wang, this month into the season.

Heli Ji said, some shipping companies began this month, reducing the capacity of about one percent. And the whole, the freight has been reduced from 9 month of 25%.

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals shareholders include Jardine Matheson, Hutchison Port Holdings, the Wharf Group, the parent company of Air China, China Aviation Corporation (Group).