In diminuzione i flussi di traffici internazionali containerizzati nel porto di Hong Kong

Il traffico container nel porto di Hong Kong è aumentato dell'1,38% nei primi sei mesi di quest'anno, totalizzando circa 8.612.000 teu (inforMARE del 4 settembre 2001). Se nel primo trimestre, con complessivi 4.165.000 teu, è stato registrato un incremento del 4% rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2000, nel secondo trimestre il traffico è invece diminuito dell'1%, attestandosi sui 4.447.000 teu. Quest'ultimo consuntivo consiste di 3,5 milioni di container pieni (-1%) e di 900mila container vuoti (-2%). Il traffico oceanico di container pieni è risultato pari a 2,8 milioni di teu (-5%), mentre il traffico fluviale di container container pieni è stato pari a 800mila teu (+17%).

Nel secondo trimestre del 2001 il traffico merci è stato complessivamente di 45,5 milioni di tonnellate, con un incremento del 3% rispetto al corrispondente periodo del 2000, ma con una flessione del 6% rispetto ai primi tre mesi di quest'anno. Il traffico oceanico è inoltre risultato pressoché invariato rispetto al secondo trimestre dello scorso anno, mentre quello fluviale ha mostrato un aumento del 10%.
Le importazioni sono cresciute del 4%, salendo a 28,4 milioni di tonnellate. Sono risultati particolarmente sostenuti i flussi di merci provenienti dall'Indonesia (+78%), dalla Malaysia (+50%), dall'Australia (+34%) e dal mercato cinese (+13%); a fronte di lievi variazioni nei traffici provenienti da Singapore e Taiwan, sono state inoltre registrate flessioni in quelli provenienti da Giappone (-7%), Corea del Sud (-6%), Tailandia (-6%) e Stati Uniti (-5%).
Il livello delle esportazioni, con un totale di 17,1 milioni di tonnellate, è invece risultato analogo a quello registrato nel periodo aprile-giugno del 2000. Incrementi sono stati riportati nei confronti del mercato cinese (+8%), delle Filippine (+7%) e del Giappone (+6%), mentre decrementi consistenti sono stati registrati negli imbarchi per Olanda (-22%), Singapore (-18%), Regno Unito (-16%) e Macao (-12%), e meno rilevanti per Stati Uniti (-8%), Germania (-6%) e Taiwan (-3%).

Con complessive 88,6 milioni di tonnellate, nel primo semestre di quest'anno il traffico merci ha registrato un incremento del 5,3% rispetto al primo semestre del 2000.

Nel secondo trimestre di quest'anno hanno scalato ad Hong Kong 9.030 navi oceaniche (-2%), per una stazza netta complessiva di 64,6 milioni di tonnellate (+7%). Gli scali di unità fluviali sono ammontati a 44.700 (-1%), per 16,1 milioni di tonnellate di stazza netta (+12%). Port of Hong Kong
Traffic statistics
(Source: Hong Kong Census & Statistics Department)

Summary of port cargo statistics

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	2nd qtr 2001	2nd qtr 2000
	(Mn. tonnes)	(%)

Port total	45.5	+3
Discharged	28.4	+4
Imports	20.3	+3
Inward transhipment	8.0	+8
Loaded	17.1	0
Exports⁽¹⁾	8.2	-10
Outward transhipment	8.9	+12

Seaborne⁽²⁾	33.5	0
Discharged	22.9	+1
Imports	16.3	-1
Inward transhipment	6.6	+6
Loaded	10.6	-2
Exports⁽¹⁾	5.3	-9
Outward transhipment	5.3	+7

River⁽²⁾	12.0	+10
Discharged	5.5	+19
Imports	4.0	+20
Inward transhipment	1.5	+18
Loaded	6.5	+4
Exports⁽¹⁾	2.9	-11
Outward transhipment	3.6	+20

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.
	'0'	denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%.

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

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Country/territory of loading	2nd qtr 2001	2nd qtr 2000
	('000 tonnes)	(%)

The mainland of China	8 695	+13
Seaborne⁽²⁾	3 332	+4
River⁽²⁾	5 363	+20
Taiwan	2 964	0
Singapore	2 384	+1
Japan	2 304	-7
South Korea	2 136	-6
Indonesia	1 675	+78
United States	1 572	-5
Thailand	1 004	-6
Malaysia	872	+50
Australia	525	+34

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.
	'0'	denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%.

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

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Country/territory of discharge	2nd qtr 2001	2nd qtr 2000
	('000 tonnes)	(%)

The mainland of China	8 171	+8
Seaborne⁽²⁾	1 931	+24
River⁽²⁾	6 240	+4
United States	2 532	-8
Taiwan	634	-3
Japan	631	+6
Germany	406	-6
Netherlands	299	-22
United Kingdom	292	-16
Singapore	282	-18
Philippines	277	+7
Macao	274	-12

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.

Principal commodities of inward port cargo⁽¹⁾

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Commodity group	2nd qtr 2001	2nd qtr 2000
	('000 tonnes)	(%)

Port total
Petroleum, petroleum products	3 247	-4
and related materials
Coal, coke and briquettes	2 628	+55
Iron and steel	2 447	+9
Artificial resins and plastic materials	2 445	0
Stone, sand and gravel	2 334	+11
Machinery	1 413	+5
Paper and paper products	1 183	-25
Cement and cement clinker	946	-3
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles	732	-4
and related products
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	654	+15

Seaborne⁽²⁾
Petroleum, petroleum products	3 153	-3
and related materials
Coal, coke and briquettes	2 628	+55
Iron and steel	2 400	+12
Artificial resins and plastic materials	2 399	0
Paper and paper products	1 130	-25

River⁽²⁾
Stone, sand and gravel	1 782	+18
Machinery	472	+46
Cement and cement clinker	314	-7
Inorganic chemicals	210	+29
Furniture and parts thereof	151	+37

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.
	'0'	denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%.

Principal commodities of outward port cargo⁽¹⁾

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Commodity group	2nd qtr 2001	2nd qtr 2000
	('000 tonnes)	(%)

Port total
Machinery	1 836	-1
Artificial resins and plastic materials	1 472	+29
Iron and steel	1 268	-3
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	905	+38
Pulp and waste paper	706	+63
Paper and paper products	628	0
Toys	533	-15
Articles of apparel and clothing	436	-8
accessories
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles	430	-8
and related products
Furniture and parts thereof	389	-5

Seaborne⁽²⁾
Machinery	1 607	0
Toys	526	-16
Articles of apparel and clothing	427	-8
accessories
Artificial resins and plastic materials	403	+35
Furniture and parts thereof	386	-5

River⁽²⁾
Iron and steel	1 072	-8
Artificial resins and plastic materials	1 069	+26
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	719	+50
Paper and paper products	452	+12
Pulp and waste paper	439	+62

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.
	'0'	denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%.

Summary of container statistics

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	2nd qtr 2001	2nd qtr 2000
	('000 TEUs^@)	(%)

Port total	4 447	-1
Discharged	2 192	-1
Laden containers	1 584	+1
Imports	850	-2
Inward transhipment	734	+4
Empty containers	607	-6
Loaded	2 256	0
Laden containers	1 957	-2
Exports⁽¹⁾	1 099	-10
Outward transhipment	858	+11
Empty containers	299	+8

Seaborne⁽²⁾	3 229	-4
Discharged	1 562	-5
Laden containers	1 204	-6
Imports	648	-9
Inward transhipment	556	0
Empty containers	357	-3
Loaded	1 667	-4
Laden containers	1 564	-4
Exports⁽¹⁾	959	-8
Outward transhipment	605	+5
Empty containers	104	-6

River⁽²⁾	1 218	+10
Discharged	630	+9
Laden containers	380	+26
Imports	202	+33
Inward transhipment	178	+19
Empty containers	250	-10
Loaded	588	+11
Laden containers	393	+8
Exports⁽¹⁾	140	-18
Outward transhipment	253	+32
Empty containers	195	+18

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.
	^@	TEU denotes twenty-foot equivalent unit.
	'0'	denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%.

Main countries/territories of loading of inward laden containers⁽¹⁾

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Country/territory of loading	2nd qtr 2001	2nd qtr 2000
	('000 TEUs^@)	(%)

The mainland of China	571	+11
Seaborne⁽²⁾	200	-10
River⁽²⁾	371	+27
Taiwan	196	-4
United States	153	-4
Japan	106	-7
South Korea	85	-17
Thailand	75	0
Singapore	39	-21
Malaysia	38	0
Indonesia	36	+3
Germany	34	-6

Notes :	(1)	Inward laden containers comprise 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.
	@	TEU denotes twenty-foot equivalent unit.
	'0'	denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%.

Main countries/territories of discharge of outward laden containers⁽¹⁾

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Country/territory of discharge	2nd qtr 2001	2nd qtr 2000
	('000 TEUs^@)	(%)

The mainland of China	540	+14
Seaborne⁽²⁾	154	+26
River⁽²⁾	385	+9
United States	519	-7
Japan	123	+5
Germany	68	-13
United Kingdom	64	-9
Taiwan	62	+8
Netherlands	52	-26
Canada	41	+4
Italy	41	-5
Singapore	37	-23

Notes :	(1)	Outward laden containers comprise 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.
	@	TEU denotes twenty-foot equivalent unit.