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Macau cargo falls 32.6pc to 134,309 tonnes, but air freight rises 6.5pc

THE gross weight of Macau's containerised cargo over the first nine months of the year declined by 30.1 per cent year on year to total 151,917 tonnes, according to data from the Statistics and Census Services (DSEC).

The decrease was mainly attributed to a reduction in container cargo arrivals by sea between January and September, with the gross weight of seaborne containerised cargo falling by 32.6 per cent to 134,309 tonnes, with half of the cargo passing through the inner harbour, reported Macau Business Daily.

In September, total seaborne cargo decreased by 49 per cent compared to the same month last year, down to 12,822 tonnes. This was largely due to a 53 per cent drop in imports by sea during the month.

Cargo movements by land in the first nine months fell by 2.8 per cent year on year to total of 17,608 tonnes, with the Cotai checkpoint handling 87.2 per cent of land-based container movements.

The Macau International Airport (MIA) handled 22,801 tonnes of air cargo from January to September, representing a 6.5 per cent increase year on year.

Over this period, commercial flight movements registered a 5.4 per cent year-on-year increase to 40,778 trips. While flight movements to and from mainland China and Vietnam decreased by 4.6 per cent and 30.1 per cent respectively, movements to and from Thailand and Taiwan rose by 14.5 per cent and 13.7 per cent, respectively.

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