Il porto di Singapore perde oltre un milione di container in un solo semestre

Il porto di Singapore ha perso oltre un milione di container nel primo semestre di quest'anno. La movimentazione è infatti ammontata a 7.546.400 teu, con una flessione del 12,25% rispetto allo stesso periodo dello scorso anno (inforMARE del 7 luglio 2000).

Nel primo semestre il traffico merci è stato complessivamente di 150,8 milioni di tonnellate. Il traffico containerizzato è risultato di 83,1 milioni di tonnellate, quello di merci convenzionali di 7,5 milioni di tonnellate. Le rinfuse liquide hanno totalizzato 53,4 milioni di tonnellate, quelle secche 6,7 milioni di tonnellate.

Port of Singapore
Port Statistics
* Preliminary estimates
(Source: Maritime and Port Authority)

Total cargo
(in '000 tonnes)

Period		Total Cargo	General Cargo		Bulk Cargo
			Containerised	Conventional	Oil	Non-oil Bulk

1998		312,322.1	160,317.9	12,650.4	127,168.0	12,185.8
1999		325,902.2	176,568.6	11,984.8	124,385.7	12,963.1
2000		325,591.1	185,857.0	13,719.8	113,329.4	12,684.9


2001	Jan	23,982.5	12,931.2	980.9	9,020.3	1,050.1
	Feb	23,216.9	12,657.4	1,167.5	8,391.4	1,000.6
	Mar	26,284.0	14,861.5	1,456.0	8,880.9	1,085.6
	Apr	25,703.6	14,071.2	1,358.7	9,141.9	1,131.8
	May	25,108.7	14,014.5	1,394.3	8,620.3	1,079.6
	Jun*	26,536.4	14,606.9	1,197.3	9,353.1	1,379.1

Total container throughput
(in '000 TEUs)

Period		Total

1998		15,135.6
1999		15,944.8
2000		17,086.9

2001	Jan	1,181.3
	Feb	1,156.0
	Mar	1,341.8
	Apr	1,265.0
	May	1,307.8
	Jun*	1,294.5

Vessel arrivals and shipping tonnage
( >75 GT )

Period		Number	'000 GT

1998		140,922	857,655
1999		141,523	877,127
2000		145,383	910,180

2001	Jan	12,186	79,224
	Feb	11,131	67,572
	Mar	12,574	78,790
	Apr	11,862	76,960
	May	12,561	79,461
	Jun*	12,048	78,941

Vessel arrivals
( >75 GT ) by type

	*Jun 2001		May 2001
Type of Vessel	Number	'000 GT	Number	'000 GT

All Type	12,048	78,941	12,561	79,461

Container	1,385	27,583	1,397	27,807
Freighter	431	2,883	457	2,916
Coaster	325	115	347	122
Bulk Carrier	415	13,878	433	14,586
Tanker	1,318	24,938	1,369	24,483
Passenger	106	1,561	108	1,487
Regional Ferries	4,263	807	4,533	826
Barge	1,654	2,018	1,750	2,168
Tug	1,327	231	1,359	249
Miscellaneous	824	4,927	808	4,817

Vessel calls
( >75 GT ) by purpose*

	**Jun 2001		May 2001
Purpose	Number	'000 GT	Number	'000 GT

Cargo	4,519	43,476	4,671	43,473
Repairs	594	3,429	609	3,897
Bunkers	1,741	46,964	1,772	46,511
Supplies	1,202	23,486	1,214	23,169
Others	7,813	22,524	8,082	22,536

* Based on departure declarations. Vessels calling with multiple purposes are counted more than once.

Bunker sales
(in '000 tonnes)

Period		Total	MGO	MDO	MFO 180 cst	MFO 380 cst	Others

1998		18,063.8	1,360.5	419.6	3,660.8	11,821.0	802.1
1999		18,891.2	1,342.3	400.2	3,659.4	12,751.5	737.8
2000		18,650.8	1,257.8	296.7	3,178.2	13,240.5	677.6

2001	Jan	1,718.0	125.2	26.7	318.2	1,197.5	50.4
	Feb	1,533.5	118.3	24.2	254.0	1,088.2	48.8
	Mar	1,628.9	123.6	20.9	248.3	1,188.5	47.6
	Apr	1,714.6	118.9	20.3	259.6	1,276.4	39.4
	May	1,569.8	118.4	19.9	254.6	1,126.4	50.5
	Jun*	1,631.5	120.5	17.1	238.3	1,216.7	38.9

Singapore Ship Registry
(as at end of the period)

Period		Number	'000 GT

1998		3,412	22,025
1999		3,360	23,748
2000		3,335	23,043

2001	Jan	3,350	23,407
	Feb	3,348	23,312
	Mar	3,334	23,162
	Apr	3,343	23,020
	May	3,338	22,939
	Jun*	3,343	22,802