Nei primi nove mesi del 2006 il porto di Hong Kong ha movimentato 177,4 milioni di tonnellate di merci (+4%)
Il traffico dei container è stato pari a 17,4 milioni di teu (+4%)
Il Census and Statistics Department di Hong Kong ha diffuso i dati statistici definitivi sul traffico registrato nel porto di Hong Kong nei primi nove mesi di quest’anno. Lo scalo asiatico ha movimentato complessivamente 177,4 milioni di tonnellate di merci, con una progressione del 4% rispetto al corrispondente periodo del 2005.
Gli sbarchi sono ammontati a 105,7 milioni di tonnellate (+1%), gli imbarchi a 71,7 milioni di tonnellate (+9%).
Nel settore dei container il traffico è stato pari a 17,4 milioni di teu, in crescita del 4% rispetto al periodo gennaio-settembre dello scorso anno.
Port of Hong Kong
Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers
for the Third Quarter of 2006
(Source: Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department)
Summary of port cargo statistics
| |
|
Change
over |
|
Change
over |
| |
3rd qtr
2006 |
3rd qtr
2005 |
Jan-Sep
2006 |
Jan-Sep
2005 |
| |
(Mn.
tonnes) |
(%) |
(Mn.
tonnes) |
(%) |
|
Port total |
61.8 |
+5 |
177.4 |
+4 |
|
Inward |
35.4 |
-1 |
105.7 |
+1 |
|
Imports |
20.9 |
-1 |
62.5 |
-1 |
|
Inward transhipment |
14.5 |
-1 |
43.2 |
+3 |
|
Outward |
26.4 |
+14 |
71.7 |
+9 |
|
Exports(1) |
11.5 |
+18 |
30.3 |
+13 |
|
Outward transhipment |
14.9 |
+10 |
41.4 |
+6 |
|
Seaborne(2) |
41.8 |
0 |
122.9 |
+2 |
|
Inward |
25.9 |
-5 |
79.3 |
-1 |
|
Imports |
14.8 |
-10 |
46.2 |
-5 |
|
Inward transhipment |
11.1 |
+2 |
33.1 |
+6 |
|
Outward |
15.9 |
+11 |
43.5 |
+7 |
|
Exports(1) |
5.9 |
-2 |
16.2 |
0 |
|
Outward transhipment |
10.1 |
+19 |
27.3 |
+12 |
|
River(2) |
19.9 |
+15 |
54.5 |
+9 |
|
Inward |
9.5 |
+11 |
26.4 |
+6 |
|
Imports |
6.1 |
+28 |
16.3 |
+14 |
|
Inward transhipment |
3.4 |
-11 |
10.1 |
-6 |
|
Outward |
10.5 |
+19 |
28.2 |
+12 |
|
Exports(1) |
5.6 |
+50 |
14.1 |
+34 |
|
Outward transhipment |
4.8 |
-5 |
14.1 |
-4 |
|
Notes : |
Figures may not add up to the respective totals due to rounding. |
|
(1) |
Exports comprise domestic exports and re-exports. |
|
(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. |
|
'0' |
denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%. |
Main countries/territories of loading of inward port cargo(1)
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|
Change
over |
|
Change
over |
|
Country/territory of loading |
3rd qtr
2006 |
3rd qtr
2005 |
Jan-Sep
2006 |
Jan-Sep
2005 |
| |
('000
tonnes) |
(%) |
('000
tonnes) |
(%) |
|
The mainland of China |
13409 |
+8 |
38079 |
+6 |
|
Seaborne(2) |
4010 |
+3 |
11906 |
+8 |
|
River(2) |
9399 |
+11 |
26173 |
+5 |
|
Singapore |
2716 |
-13 |
9091 |
-15 |
|
Taiwan |
2547 |
-14 |
7839 |
-13 |
|
Indonesia |
2508 |
0 |
7826 |
-7 |
|
Japan |
2451 |
-4 |
7632 |
+2 |
|
United States of America |
2157 |
+3 |
6402 |
+7 |
|
Korea |
1655 |
-4 |
4912 |
-3 |
|
Thailand |
1312 |
+10 |
3784 |
+7 |
|
Malaysia |
871 |
-34 |
2587 |
-12 |
|
Australia |
452 |
-27 |
1398 |
-3 |
|
Notes : |
|
|
(1) |
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. |
|
'0' |
denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%. |
Main countries/territories of discharge of outward port cargo (1)
| |
|
Change
over |
Change
over |
|
|
Country/territory of discharge |
3rd qtr
2006 |
3rd qtr
2005 |
Jan-Sep
2006 |
Jan-Sep
2005 |
| |
('000
tonnes) |
(%) |
('000
tonnes) |
(%) |
|
The mainland of China |
12008 |
+18 |
32582 |
+11 |
|
Seaborne(2) |
1930 |
+6 |
5725 |
+6 |
|
River(2) |
10079 |
+20 |
26857 |
+12 |
|
United States of America |
2733 |
-3 |
7716 |
-5 |
|
Taiwan |
1085 |
+10 |
3016 |
-1 |
|
Japan |
946 |
+16 |
2626 |
+12 |
|
Vietnam |
545 |
+13 |
1436 |
+11 |
|
Germany |
483 |
+9 |
1355 |
+15 |
|
Thailand |
443 |
+12 |
1330 |
0 |
|
Macao |
373 |
-12 |
1318 |
+12 |
|
Malaysia |
417 |
+3 |
1203 |
+14 |
|
Philippines |
453 |
+2 |
1158 |
+5 |
|
Notes : |
|
|
(1) |
Outward port cargo comprises exports (domestic exports and re-exports) and outward 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. |
|
'0' |
denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%. |
Principal commodities of inward port cargo (1)
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|
Change
over |
|
Change
over |
|
Commodity group |
3rd qtr
2006 |
3rd qtr
2005 |
Jan-Sep
2006 |
Jan-Sep
2005 |
| |
('000
tonnes) |
(%) |
('000
tonnes) |
(%) |
|
Port total |
|
|
|
|
|
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials |
3593 |
0 |
11543 |
-4 |
|
Artificial resins and plastic materials |
3560 |
-17 |
11343 |
-4 |
|
Stone, sand and gravel |
2523 |
-1 |
8147 |
+8 |
|
Coal, coke and briquettes |
2436 |
-16 |
7473 |
-8 |
|
Machinery |
2319 |
+11 |
6558 |
+6 |
|
Iron and steel |
2052 |
-10 |
6178 |
-15 |
|
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap |
1460 |
-8 |
4212 |
+15 |
|
Pulp and waste paper |
1154 |
+21 |
3637 |
+19 |
|
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials |
1207 |
+20 |
3112 |
+6 |
|
Paper and paper products |
876 |
-13 |
2633 |
-12 |
|
Seaborne(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials |
3343 |
–5 |
11021 |
-6 |
|
Artificial resins and plastic materials |
3244 |
-21 |
10376 |
-7 |
|
Coal, coke and briquettes |
2436 |
-16 |
7473 |
-8 |
|
Iron and steel |
1739 |
-15 |
5382 |
-18 |
|
Machinery |
1344 |
+12 |
3737 |
+9 |
|
River(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
Stone, sand and gravel |
1813 |
-14 |
6090 |
-6 |
|
Machinery |
975 |
+10 |
2821 |
+3 |
|
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials |
1023 |
+30 |
2621 |
+8 |
|
Artificial resins and plastic materials |
316 |
+42 |
967 |
+64 |
|
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures |
308 |
+9 |
943 |
+2 |
|
Notes : |
|
|
(1) |
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. |
|
'0' |
denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%. |
Principal commodities of outward port cargo (1)
| |
|
Change
over |
|
Change
over |
|
Commodity group |
3rd qtr
2006 |
3rd qtr
2005 |
Jan-Sep
2006 |
Jan-Sep
2005 |
| |
('000
tonnes) |
(%) |
('000
tonnes) |
(%) |
|
Port total |
|
|
|
|
|
Machinery |
2708 |
+7 |
7641 |
+6 |
|
Artificial resins and plastic materials |
2295 |
+6 |
6473 |
+10 |
|
Iron and steel |
3014 |
+69 |
6241 |
+9 |
|
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap |
1590 |
+21 |
4710 |
+32 |
|
Pulp and waste paper |
1533 |
+26 |
4600 |
+22 |
|
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials |
816 |
+10 |
2203 |
+16 |
|
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures |
642 |
+5 |
1898 |
+12 |
|
Paper and paper products |
689 |
+15 |
1818 |
+5 |
|
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories |
747 |
+9 |
1763 |
+3 |
|
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products |
568 |
+13 |
1677 |
+16 |
|
Seaborne(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
Machinery |
2419 |
+7 |
6731 |
+5 |
|
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials |
785 |
+12 |
2045 |
+13 |
|
Artificial resins and plastic materials |
686 |
+25 |
1843 |
+22 |
|
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories |
737 |
+9 |
1733 |
+3 |
|
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures |
572 |
+2 |
1703 |
+10 |
|
River(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
Iron and steel |
2492 |
+67 |
4924 |
+3 |
|
Artificial resins and plastic materials |
1609 |
-1 |
4630 |
+6 |
|
Pulp and waste paper |
1285 |
+27 |
3945 |
+26 |
|
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap |
1260 |
+43 |
3420 |
+45 |
|
Paper and paper products |
393 |
-10 |
1107 |
–14 |
|
Notes : |
|
|
(1) |
Outward port cargo comprises exports (domestic exports and re-exports) and outward 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. |
Summary of container statistics
| |
|
Change
over |
|
Change
over |
| |
3rd qtr
2006 |
3rd qtr
2005 |
Jan-Sep
2006 |
Jan-Sep
2005 |
| |
('000
TEUs@) |
(%) |
('000
TEUs@) |
(%) |
|
Port total |
6081 |
+1 |
17351 |
+4 |
|
Laden containers |
5025 |
+3 |
14294 |
+5 |
|
Inward |
2370 |
+1 |
6928 |
+4 |
|
Imports |
1018 |
+5 |
2918 |
+6 |
|
Inward transhipment |
1353 |
-1 |
4010 |
+3 |
|
Outward |
2655 |
+4 |
7366 |
+5 |
|
Exports(1) |
1212 |
-4 |
3426 |
+2 |
|
Outward transhipment |
1442 |
+12 |
3940 |
+8 |
|
Empty containers |
1056 |
-6 |
3057 |
0 |
|
Inward |
711 |
-4 |
1973 |
+2 |
|
Outward |
346 |
-9 |
1084 |
-4 |
|
Seaborne(2) |
4222 |
+2 |
11762 |
+2 |
|
Laden containers |
3664 |
+1 |
10382 |
+3 |
|
Inward |
1638 |
-1 |
4873 |
+4 |
|
Imports |
663 |
-8 |
2001 |
-1 |
|
Inward transhipment |
975 |
+5 |
2872 |
+8 |
|
Outward |
2027 |
+2 |
5509 |
+2 |
|
Exports(1) |
936 |
-10 |
2580 |
-7 |
|
Outward transhipment |
1091 |
+17 |
2929 |
+11 |
|
Empty containers |
557 |
+5 |
1380 |
-5 |
|
Inward |
484 |
+3 |
1141 |
-7 |
|
Outward |
73 |
+18239 |
+9 |
|
|
River(2) |
1859 |
0 |
5589 |
+8 |
|
Laden containers |
1361 |
+7 |
3912 |
+10 |
|
Inward |
732 |
+5 |
2056 |
+4 |
|
Imports |
355 |
+40 |
917 |
+24 |
|
Inward transhipment |
377 |
-14 |
1138 |
-8 |
|
Outward |
628 |
+10 |
1857 |
+18 |
|
Exports(1) |
276 |
+25 |
846 |
+43 |
|
Outward transhipment |
352 |
0 |
1011 |
+2 |
|
Empty containers |
499 |
-15 |
1677 |
+3 |
|
Inward |
227 |
-16 |
832 |
+18 |
|
Outward |
272 |
-14 |
845 |
-8 |
|
Notes : |
Figures may not add up to the respective totals due to rounding. |
|
(1) |
Exports comprise domestic exports and re-exports. |
|
(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. |
|
'0' |
denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%. |
Summary of vessel arrivals
| |
|
Change
over |
|
Change
over |
| |
3rd qtr
2006 |
3rd qtr
2005 |
Jan-Sep
2006 |
Jan-Sep
2005 |
| |
|
(%) |
|
(%) |
|
Ocean |
|
|
|
|
|
Number of incoming vessels(1) |
10020 |
-2 |
29240 |
0 |
|
Capacity (Mn. NRT#) |
87.5 |
+6 |
257.7 |
+7 |
|
River |
|
|
|
|
|
Number of incoming vessels(1) |
48050 |
-3 |
144150 |
+1 |
|
Capacity (Mn. NRT#) |
27.4 |
+5 |
81.3 |
+10 |
|
Notes : |
|
|
(1) |
The number of vessels is rounded to the nearest 10. |
|
# |
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%. |
|