PACTL reports better seven-month figures overall

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Tuesday, 23 August 2016

China’s Shanghai Pudong Int’l Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) reported  handling 919,461 tonnes of air freight in the first seven months of 2016, delivering tonnage growth of two per cent year-on-year.

It was the strongest result for the first seven months of any year in the company’s history.

PACTL’s import cargo volumes increased by 2.9 per cent to a total figure of 382,929 tonnes y-o-y compared to 2015.

International imports rose by 3.6 per cent to 355,920 tonnes of air cargo, though domestic imports decreased by 4.8 per cent to 27,009 tonnes.

The company’s export cargo volumes grew by 1.4 per cent to 536,532 tonnes. International exports showed a growth rate of 1.4 per cent to 504,707 tonnes, while domestic exports increased by two per cent to 31,825 tonnes.

Lutz Grzegorz, vice president of PACTL said: “International imports and domestic exports are increasing again and we managed to grow our business by investing in infrastructure.”