However, looking at the raw figures, this is cold comfort as the drop is off an already low base of 1.93m teu in July 2014, a level it has since slid from to current levels.
At the main Kwai Tsing terminals, volumes fell 13.3% to 1.35m teu from 1.50m teu previously, while at the non-Kwai Tsing and midstream terminals, throughput actually rose 6.4% to 400,000 teu.
For the year-to-date, the grim outlook continues, with overall volumes down 9.1% to 11.94m teu while at the Kwai Tsing terminals throughput has fallen off 11.3% to 9.33m teu. At this rate, with little optimism for a good high season, the port looks set for a steep, possibly double digit fall in throughput for the year.
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