Subscribe to RSS feedDownturn takes big toll on Hong Kong throughput
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Keith Wallis, Hong Kong
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Jun 19, 2009 03:34 PM
HONG Kong recorded double-digit falls in container and cargo throughput in the first three months of this year as the global slump took its toll on China’s export led economy.
Census and Statistics Department figures show box volumes dropped 20% year on year to 4.6m teu in the first quarter, while cargo throughput fell 17% to 52.2m tonnes in the same period.
The department said the volume of laden...
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