(Hong Kong, 15th December 2014) November 2014 was a month of new records for Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest cargo handler.
During the month, Hactl handled a record 5,238 tonnes of export cargo on 9th November, only to break this again on 23rd November with a new record of 5,456 tonnes. A new weekly record of 29,031 tonnes of exports was set in the week 10th-16th November.
Hactl total tonnage handled in a single day reached a record of 6,979 tonnes on 9th November, and this was broken again on 23rd November with a new figure of 7,292 tonnes. A new weekly record total of 41,107 tonnes was also set in the week ending 30th November. Hactl total tonnage for the month of November also broke the previous record of 164,743 tonnes set in November 2013, with a new figure of 176,103 tonnes.
Among factors contributing to the latest Hactl records have been growing US west coast port congestion, traditional traffic peaks related to Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the launch of new mobile products.
Says Hactl Chief Executive Mark Whitehead: “2014 has proven a strong year for Hactl, exceeding our expectations. We congratulate our 100 airline customers on their market success, and are pleased that our ongoing investments in the best staff and systems are clearly making an impact.”
“We look forward to setting new records again in 2015!”
Records also set earlier in 2014 are daily imports (2,081 tonnes on 25th April), weekly imports (12,515 tonnes in the week 23rd-29th June) and monthly imports (52,693 tonnes in March).
(NB: all records are calculated excluding Cathay Pacific group figures)
About Hactl
Launched in 1976, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler, serving more than 100 airline companies and 1,000 freight forwarders.
Its base, SuperTerminal 1, is Hong Kong’s largest cargo handling facility, with an annual design capacity of 3.5 million tonnes.
Hactl’s subsidiary Hacis provides scheduled road feeder services to/from 6 key points in southern China’s important Pearl River Delta region.
Hactl’s world-leading, self-developed IT system, COSAC-Plus, links it with airlines, freight forwarders, agents, shippers/consignees, Airport Authority, Civil Aviation Authority, Census and Statistics Department, and Customs and Excise Department.
Hactl’s shareholders are Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd (41.67%), Hutchison Port Holdings Ltd (20.83%), The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd (20.83%) and China National Aviation Corporation (Group) Ltd (16.67%).
SuperTerminal 1 at a glance
- Opened 1998
- 395,000 sqm floor area
- 3,500 bay, multi-level container storage system, served by 40 fully-automated driverless ATVs
- Additional storage for 1,573 empty units
- 10,000 bay automated stillage storage/retrieval system for loose cargo (box storage system)
- More than 466 pallet workstations
- 313 truck docks
- 2,500 staff
- Facilities for livestock/bloodstock, perishables (30 dedicated truck docks), valuables (dedicated zone for handling 9 armoured vehicles simultaneously), hazardous/radioactive cargo
- Over 1,000 CCTV cameras throughout; card-controlled access; personnel-free cargo storage zones
- Design capacity: 3.5 million tonnes per annum
- Record throughput in one day: 10,184 tonnes
- Initial investment: US$1 billion
