E' diminuito in maggio il traffico container nei principali porti sudcoreani

Nei primi cinque mesi di quest'anno il traffico container nei principali porti sudcoreani (Pusan, Inchon, Ulsan, Masan, Yeosu, Gwangyang, Gunsan, Mokpo) è ammontato ad oltre 3,8 milioni di teu, con un incremento del 4,9% rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2000.

Lo ha reso noto la Korea Container Terminal Authority (KCTA), specificando però che nello scorso maggio il traffico è risultato in calo del 3,7%, totalizzando 769.165 teu contro 798.754 teu del maggio 2000. Nello scorso aprile il traffico era risultato in crescita del 10%, mentre nei precedenti mesi di marzo, febbraio e gennaio aveva mostrato rispettivamente aumenti del 9%, dell'1% e dell'8,4%.

Container Transportation Statistics by Harbor

Until 2001/05 (Unit : TEU)

Classification			2000/ Cumulation to 05			2001/ Cumulation to 05			Compared with last year
			Total	Full	Empty	Total	Full	Empty	Total	Full	Empty
Total	Total		3,686,379	2,936,426	749,953	3,865,722	3,060,439	805,283	104.9%	104.2%	107.4%
	Oceanwise	Sub Total	3,568,461	2,369,571	719,314	3,747,841	1,842,044	731,929	105.0%	77.7%	101.8%
		Import	1,755,679	1,178,983	576,696	1,281,155	686,273	594,882	73.0%	58.2%	103.2%
		Export	1,333,206	1,190,588	142,618	1,292,818	1,155,771	137,047	97.0%	97.1%	96.1%
		T/S	479,576	462,822	16,754	1,173,868	1,120,328	53,540	244.8%	242.1%	319.6%
	Coastal		117,918	104,033	13,885	117,881	98,067	19,814	100.0%	94.3%	142.7%

(Source: KCTA)Container Transportation Statistics by Harbor

Until 2001/05 (Unit : TEU)

Classification			2000/05			2001/05			Compared with last year
			Total	Full	Empty	Total	Full	Empty	Total	Full	Empty
Total	Total		798,754	625,681	173,073	769,165	609,719	159,446	96.3%	97.4%	92.1%
	Oceanwise	Sub Total	775,038	503,944	164,335	744,199	373,467	145,827	96.0%	74.1%	88.7%
		Import	373,608	241,126	132,482	264,396	142,909	121,487	70.8%	59.3%	91.7%
		Export	294,671	262,818	31,853	254,898	230,558	24,340	86.5%	87.7%	76.4%
		T/S	106,759	101,534	5,225	224,905	216,252	8,653	210.7%	213.0%	165.6%
	Coastal		23,716	20,203	3,513	24,966	20,000	4,966	105.3%	99.0%	141.4%

(Source: KCTA)Container Transportation Statistics by Size

Until 2001/05 (Unit : Number/TEU)

Year	TEU			10 Feet			20 Feet			40 Feet			Other
	Full	Empty	Total	Full	Empty	Total	Full	Empty	Total	Full	Empty	Total	Full	Empty	Total
1992	2,352,850	445,651	2,798,501	-	-	-	950,412	182,611	1,133,023	701,219	131,520	832,739	-	-	-
1993	2,635,752	495,959	3,131,711	-	-	-	1,030,344	204,379	1,234,723	802,704	145,790	948,494	-	-	-
1994	3,179,290	656,865	3,836,155	14,061	5,946	20,007	1,242,169	282,570	1,524,739	958,281	183,183	1,141,464	6,229	2,784	9,013
1995	3,740,305	747,759	4,488,064	13,213	5,940	19,153	1,461,957	310,252	1,772,209	1,130,380	215,747	1,346,127	5,289	1,952	7,241
1996	4,012,465	885,832	4,898,297	13,293	6,651	19,944	1,525,611	363,990	1,889,601	1,232,813	252,914	1,485,727	7,918	7,369	15,287
1997	4,416,929	1,058,111	5,475,040	14,016	6,554	20,570	1,705,959	428,200	2,134,159	1,344,127	306,619	1,650,746	7,832	7,911	15,743
1998	4,407,491	1,694,577	6,102,068	12,626	5,851	18,477	1,735,731	716,124	2,451,855	1,322,904	482,245	1,805,149	12,449	5,453	17,902
1999	5,331,630	1,641,329	6,972,959	12,888	6,143	19,031	1,995,219	658,887	2,654,106	1,656,113	485,142	2,141,255	12,069	7,886	19,955
2000	7,262,341	1,928,766	9,191,107	15,166	6,517	21,683	2,572,830	725,158	3,297,988	2,322,780	594,323	2,917,103	17,241	6,088	23,329
2001	3,060,439	805,283	3,865,722	6,053	3,238	9,291	1,090,822	300,893	1,391,715	975,137	248,040	1,223,177	7,751	3,498	11,249

(Source: KCTA)Container Transportation Statistics by Size

Until 2001/05 (Unit : Number/TEU)

Year	TEU			10 Feet			20 Feet			40 Feet			Other
	Full	Empty	Total	Full	Empty	Total	Full	Empty	Total	Full	Empty	Total	Full	Empty	Total
2001	3,060,439	805,283	3,865,722	6,053	3,238	9,291	1,090,822	300,893	1,391,715	975,137	248,040	1,223,177	7,751	3,498	11,249
01	594,214	154,170	748,384	1,262	529	1,791	208,871	56,902	265,773	190,797	48,154	238,951	1,487	454	1,941
02	534,471	151,792	686,263	1,212	609	1,821	191,181	56,993	248,174	170,190	46,471	216,661	1,118	787	1,905
03	678,635	172,991	851,626	1,350	807	2,157	240,904	62,221	303,125	217,033	54,379	271,412	1,409	847	2,256
04	643,400	166,884	810,284	1,154	660	1,814	231,708	60,542	292,250	203,455	52,292	255,747	1,980	727	2,707
05	609,719	159,446	769,165	1,075	633	1,708	218,158	64,235	282,393	193,662	46,744	240,406	1,757	683	2,440

(Source: KCTA)