I dati definitivi del traffico 2005 nel porto di Hong Kong

Il Census and Statistics Department di Hong Kong ha reso noti oggi i dati definitivi del traffico merci registarto dal porto della città asiatica nel quarto trimestre dello scorso anno e nell'intero 2005.

Nell'ultimo trimestre dello scorso anno il traffico è ammontato complessivamente a 59,2 milioni di tonnellate di merci, con una progressione dell'8% rispetto al corrispondente periodo del 2004. Nell'intero 2005 il traffico è ammontato a 230,1 milioni di tonnellate (+4%).

Nel settore dei container lo scalo ha movimentato 5.881.000 teu nell'ultimo trimestre dello scorso anno (+5%) e 22.602.000 teu nell'intero 2005 (+3%).

Port of Hong Kong
Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers
for 4th Quarter 2005
(Source: Census and Statistics Department)

Summary of port cargo statistics

		Change over	Change over
	4th qtr 2005	4th qtr 2004	Jan-Dec 2005	Jan-Dec 2004
	(Mn. tonnes)	(%)	(Mn. tonnes)	(%)

Port total	59.2	+8	230.1	+4
Inward	35.9	+10	141.0	+5
Imports	21.3	+8	84.4	+2
Inward transhipment	14.6	+13	56.5	+8
Outward	23.3	+4	89.2	+4
Exports⁽¹⁾	10.0	+13	36.8	+4
Outward transhipment	13.2	-1	52.4	+4

Seaborne⁽²⁾	40.7	+5	161.5	+2
Inward	26.6	+7	106.7	+2
Imports	15.7	+1	64.6	-2
Inward transhipment	10.9	+18	42.1	+9
Outward	14.1	0	54.8	+1
Exports⁽¹⁾	5.9	+6	22.2	-5
Outward transhipment	8.1	-4	32.6	+6

River⁽²⁾	18.5	+15	68.7	+10
Inward	9.3	+18	34.3	+13
Imports	5.6	+32	19.8	+20
Inward transhipment	3.7	+2	14.5	+5
Outward	9.2	+11	34.4	+7
Exports⁽¹⁾	4.1	+24	14.6	+19
Outward transhipment	5.1	+3	19.8	0

Main countries/territories of loading of inward port cargo⁽¹⁾

		Change over	Change over
Country/territory of loading	4th qtr 2005	4th qtr 2004	Jan-Dec 2005	Jan-Dec 2004
	('000 tonnes)	(%)	('000 tonnes)	(%)

The mainland of China	12987	+16	48804	+12
Seaborne⁽²⁾	3753	+10	14742	+7
River⁽²⁾	9234	+18	34062	+14
Singapore	3303	+32	14004	+27
Taiwan	2867	+2	11918	-9
Indonesia	2404	+9	10830	+17
Japan	2910	+19	10370	+3
United States of America	2014	-5	8009	+4
Republic of Korea	1509	-11	6594	-25
Thailand	1210	-10	4758	-4
Malaysia	885	-12	3811	-9
Australia	432	-39	1878	'36

Main countries/territories of discharge of outward port cargo^(1a)

		Change over	Change over
Country/territory of discharge	4th qtr 2005	4th qtr 2004	Jan-Dec 2005	Jan-Dec 2004
	('000 tonnes)	(%)	('000 tonnes)	(%)

The mainland of China	10577	+9	40011	+4
Seaborne⁽²⁾	1902	+6	7301	-1
River⁽²⁾	8675	+9	32710	+6
United States of America	2927	-1	11038	-4
Taiwan	1005	+22	4065	+20
Japan	1024	+18	3364	+20
Thailand	485	+5	1816	+23
Vietnam	438	+6	1734	+30
Macao	520	+60	1702	+62
Germany	352	-1	1535	-3
Philippines	398	+1	1496	+10
Malaysia	372	-10	1426	0

Principal commodities of inward port cargo^(1b)

		Change over	Change over
Commodity group	4th qtr 2005	4th qtr 2004	Jan-Dec 2005	Jan-Dec 2004
	('000 tonnes)	(%)	('000 tonnes)	(%)

Port total
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials	4079	+23	16068	+10
Artificial resins and plastic materials	4008	+6	15782	+2
Stone, sand and gravel	3102	+55	10633	+30
Coal, coke and briquettes	1914	-10	10037	+10
Iron and steel	2049	-2	9337	-1
Machinery	2180	+9	8338	0
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1572	+66	5226	+25
Pulp and waste paper	1184	+31	4232	+45
Paper and paper products	979	-3	3975	-16
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	949	+11	3893	+20

Seaborne⁽²⁾
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials	3936	+21	15684	+9
Artificial resins and plastic materials	3647	+2	14829	+1
Coal, coke and briquettes	1913	-10	10036	+10
Iron and steel	1819	-6	8403	-6
Machinery	1238	+11	4658	'3

River⁽²⁾
Stone, sand and gravel	2678	+55	9178	+28
Machinery	943	+6	3680	+5
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	752	'1	3184	+15
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	313	'3	1237	-2
Artificial resins and plastic materials	362	+64	953	+25

Principal commodities of outward port cargo^(1b)

		Change over	Change over
Commodity group	4th qtr 2005	4th qtr 2004	Jan-Dec 2005	Jan-Dec 2004
	('000 tonnes)	(%)	('000 tonnes)	(%)

Port total
Machinery	2593	+1	9786	-3
Artificial resins and plastic materials	2023	+1	7913	+5
Iron and steel	1666	-4	7385	+4
Pulp and waste paper	1541	+33	5316	+44
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1390	+42	4963	+18
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	757	+27	2661	+20
Paper and paper products	568	-5	2299	-12
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories	577	+4	2288	+7
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	558	'5	2253	+3
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products	516	+15	1967	0

Seaborne⁽²⁾
Machinery	2272	-2	8670	-4
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	714	+25	2517	+21
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories	567	+3	2247	+7
Artificial resins and plastic materials	582	+9	2091	+8
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	500	'8	2052	+3

River⁽²⁾
Iron and steel	1349	-2	6112	+8
Artificial resins and plastic materials	1441	-2	5822	+4
Pulp and waste paper	1377	+39	4496	+48
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1001	+55	3352	+23
Paper and paper products	396	-4	1685	-15

Summary of container statistics

		Change over	Change over
	4th qtr 2005	4th qtr 2004	Jan-Dec 2005	Jan-Dec 2004
	('000 TEUs )	(%)	('000 TEUs )	(%)

Port total	5881	+5	22602	+3
Laden containers	4800	+7	18453	+3
Inward	2340	+12	8995	+6
Imports	973	+9	3730	0
Inward transhipment	1367	+14	5265	+11
Outward	2460	+2	9457	+1
Exports⁽¹⁾	1212	+6	4572	-2
Outward transhipment	1248	-2	4886	+3
Empty containers	1081	-1	4149	+1
Inward	671	-4	2604	0
Outward	411	+4	1545	+3

Seaborne⁽²⁾	3964	+2	15507	0
Laden containers	3479	+4	13576	0
Inward	1631	+15	6309	+5
Imports	697	+9	2713	-2
Inward transhipment	934	+19	3595	+11
Outward	1848	-4	7267	-4
Exports⁽¹⁾	965	-1	3735	-9
Outward transhipment	883	-6	3532	+3
Empty containers	486	-14	1931	-1
Inward	400	-15	1626	0
Outward	85	-8	305	-9

River⁽²⁾	1917	+13	7095	+9
Laden containers	1321	+14	4877	+12
Inward	709	+7	2687	+8
Imports	276	+10	1017	+4
Inward transhipment	433	+5	1670	+10
Outward	612	+22	2190	+17
Exports⁽¹⁾	247	+50	837	+48
Outward transhipment	365	+8	1353	+4
Empty containers	596	+12	2218	+3
Inward	270	+18	978	-1
Outward	325	+8	1240	+7

Summary of vessel arrivals

		Change over	Change over
	4th qtr 2005	4th qtr 2004	Jan-Dec 2005	Jan-Dec 2004
			(%)	(%)

Ocean
Number of incoming vessels(1)	9960	+6	39140	+9
Capacity (Mn. NRT#)	84.0	+9	323.9	+5

River
Number of incoming vessels(1)	49780	+4	192680	+2
Capacity (Mn. NRT#)	26.7	+15	100.8	+10

Notes:	Figures may not add up to the respective totals due to rounding.
⁽¹⁾	Exports comprise domestic exports and re-exports.
^(1a)	Outward port cargo comprises exports (domestic exports and re-exports) and outward transhipment.
^(1b)	Inward port cargo comprises imports and inward transhipment.
⁽²⁾	Seaborne refers to transport by vessels operating beyond the river trade limits, while river refers to transport by vessels operating exclusively within the river trade limits. The river trade limits mean the waters in the vicinity of Hong Kong which broadly include the Pearl River, Mirs Bay and Macao, and other inland waterways in Guangdong and Guangxi which are accessible from waters in the vicinity of Hong Kong.
@	TEU stands for twenty-foot equivalent unit which is a unit measure in capacity terms for different sizes of containers for moving the cargo. One TEU is equivalent to the capacity of one 20'x8'x8' container.
#	Net registered ton (NRT) is a unit measure in volume terms of the space of a vessel available for carrying passengers or goods. One NRT is equivalent to 100 cubic feet.
'0'	denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%.