Nel primo semestre il porto di Hong Kong ha movimentato 10.605.000 teu (+8%)

Nel primo semestre di quest'anno il porto di Hong Kong ha registrato una movimentazione container pari a 10.605.000 teu, con una progressione dell'8% rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2003. Il volume movimentato, che rappresenta il dato definitivo del traffico container realizzato nei primi sei mesi dallo scalo asiatico e che è stato reso noto oggi dall'Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department, presenta 326.000 teu in meno rispetto al primo consuntivo semestrale pubblicato dall'Hong Kong Port Development Council (inforMARE del 15 luglio 2004).

Nonostante questa correzione al ribasso Hong Kong si conferma al vertice della classifica dei porti container mondiali anche nella prima metà del 2004. Ancora una volta Hong Kong lascia alle sue spalle il porto di Singapore, che nei primi sei mesi di quest'anno ha movimentato 10,2 milioni di teu (inforMARE del 30 luglio 2004)).

Al terzo posto della graduatoria figura ora un porto cinese: lo scalo sudcoreano di Busan, che in precedenza occupava questa posizione, è stato infatti scavalcato sia da Shanghai che da Shenzhen, che hanno movimentato rispettivamente 6,7 e 6,0 milioni di teu, mentre Busan è sceso a poco più di 5,5 milioni di teu.

Nel primo semestre di quest'anno il porto di Hong Kong ha totalizzato complessivamente un traffico merci di 110,8 milioni di tonnellate, con un incremento del 10% rispetto al corrispondente periodo del 2003. Gli sbarchi sono aumentati del 9% a 68,6 milioni di tonnellate, mentre gli imbarchi sono cresciuti del 12% a 42,2 milioni di tonnellate.

Nel secondo semestre di quest'anno Hong Kong ha movimentato 55,3 milioni di tonnellate di merci, con un incremento dell'8% rispetto allo stesso periodo dello scorso anno. Importazioni ed esportazioni sono aumentate rispettivamente del 10% e del 6% a 34,6 milioni di tonnellate e a 20,7 milioni di tonnellate.

Per quanto riguarda il solo traffico containerizzato, nel periodo aprile-giugno di quest'anno Hong Kong ha registrato una movimentazione pari a 5.403.000 milioni di teu (+6%), ancora una volta superiore al totale fatto registrare dal porto di Singapore, che nel periodo ha movimentato 5.358.000 teu ma che ha mostrato però un tasso di progressione (+18,7%) più elevato che gli ha consentito di ridurre notevolmente il divario con il concorrente Hong Kong e che fa prevede un prossimo cambio al vertice nella lista dei porti container mondiali.

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Port of Hong Kong
Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers
for 2nd Quarter 2004
(Source: Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department)

Summary of port cargo statistics

		Change over		Change over
	2nd qtr 2004	2nd qtr 2003	Jan-Jun 2004	Jan-Jun 2003
	(Mn. tonnes)	(%)	(Mn. tonnes)	(%)

Port total	55.3	+8	110.8	+10
Inward	34.6	+10	68.6	+9
Imports	21.2	+3	42.8	+4
Inward transhipment	13.4	+21	25.9	+20
Outward	20.7	+6	42.2	+12
Exports⁽¹⁾	8.6	+8	17.5	+15
Outward transhipment	12.1	+4	24.7	+10

Seaborne⁽²⁾	40.3	+10	79.7	+10
Inward	27.1	+11	53.8	+10
Imports	17.2	+7	34.4	+6
Inward transhipment	9.9	+20	19.3	+18
Outward	13.2	+7	26.0	+11
Exports⁽¹⁾	6.0	+16	11.5	+16
Outward transhipment	7.2	+1	14.5	+7

River⁽²⁾	15.0	+4	31.1	+10
Inward	7.5	+4	14.9	+7
Imports	4.0	-8	8.3	-4
Inward transhipment	3.5	+23	6.5	+25
Outward	7.5	+3	16.2	+13
Exports⁽¹⁾	2.6	-7	6.0	+12
Outward transhipment	4.9	+10	10.2	+14

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.

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

		Change over		Change over
Country/territory of loading	2nd qtr 2004	2nd qtr 2003	Jan-Jun 2004	Jan-Jun 2003
	('000 tonnes)	(%)	('000 tonnes)	(%)

The mainland of China	11 052	+1	21 347	+2
Seaborne⁽²⁾	3 639	-4	6 615	-7
River⁽²⁾	7 413	+4	14 732	+7
Taiwan	3 411	+1	7 080	+9
Singapore	2 743	+39	6 036	+34
Japan	2 512	+3	5 016	+1
Republic of Korea	2 439	+20	4 933	+24
Indonesia	2 401	+5	4 364	+2
United States	1 798	+10	3 773	+16
Thailand	1 182	+3	2 322	-2
Malaysia	1 132	+37	2 165	+28
Australia	900	+92	1 609	+68

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.

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

		Change over		Change over
Country/territory of discharge	2nd qtr 2004	2nd qtr 2003	Jan-Jun 2004	Jan-Jun 2003
	('000 tonnes)	(%)	('000 tonnes)	(%)

The mainland of China	9 116	+2	19 764	+11
Seaborne⁽²⁾	1 796	-7	4 042	+2
River⁽²⁾	7 320	+4	15 722	+13
United States	2 896	+12	5 393	+7
Taiwan	844	-7	1 824	+14
Japan	590	-17	1 278	-8
Italy	408	+9	816	+12
Germany	390	+7	806	+4
Republic of Korea	375	+3	726	+3
Australia	383	+63	667	+52
Vietnam	286	+12	661	+51
Thailand	283	-8	656	+10

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.

Principal commodities of inward port cargo⁽¹⁾

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Commodity group	2nd qtr 2004	2nd qtr 2003	Jan-Jun 2004	Jan-Jun 2003
	('000 tonnes)	(%)	('000 tonnes)	(%)

Port total
Petroleum, petroleum products	3 772	+29	8 055	+26
and related materials
Artificial resins and plastic materials	3 704	+15	7 592	+16
Iron and steel	2 411	-6	5 379	+2
Coal, coke and briquettes	2 678	0	4 579	-10
Stone, sand and gravel	1 907	-26	4 387	-17
Machinery	2 258	+27	4 143	+22
Paper and paper products	1 296	-6	2 511	0
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1 174	+34	2 314	+32
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles	836	+15	1 591	+17
and related products
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory	838	+36	1 546	+42
construction materials

Seaborne⁽²⁾
Petroleum, petroleum products	3 705	+28	7 962	+26
and related materials
Artificial resins and plastic materials	3 541	+14	7 278	+15
Iron and steel	2 283	-8	5 153	+1
Coal, coke and briquettes	2 678	0	4 577	-10
Machinery	1 318	+26	2 385	+19

River⁽²⁾
Stone, sand and gravel	1 693	-28	3 954	-18
Machinery	940	+28	1 758	+28
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory	704	+38	1 270	+44
construction materials
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware	320	+1	632	+2
and manufactures
Furniture and parts thereof	254	+40	498	+24

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	2nd qtr 2004	2nd qtr 2003	Jan-Jun 2004	Jan-Jun 2003
	('000 tonnes)	(%)	('000 tonnes)	(%)

Port total
Machinery	2 562	+17	4 888	+20
Iron and steel	1 571	-11	3 728	+3
Artificial resins and plastic materials	1 722	+10	3 690	+18
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1 002	-5	2 298	+13
Pulp and waste paper	839	+26	1 802	+14
Paper and paper products	700	-5	1 366	-1
Organic chemicals	515	+12	1 092	+12
Furniture and parts thereof	525	-2	1 059	0

Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory	573	+25	1 050	+37
construction materials
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles	530	+2	1 016	+9
and related products

Seaborne⁽²⁾
Machinery	2 306	+19	4 354	+20
Furniture and parts thereof	512	-3	1 031	0
Artificial resins and plastic materials	440	-1	977	-3
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory	529	+23	976	+36
construction materials
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware	522	+3	906	-4
and manufactures

River⁽²⁾
Iron and steel	1 235	-16	2 974	-3
Artificial resins and plastic materials	1 282	+13	2 712	+28
Pulp and waste paper	669	+27	1 427	+16
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	643	+24	1 413	+42
Paper and paper products	548	0	1 080	+3

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%.

Summary of container statistics

		Change over		Change over
	2nd qtr 2004	2nd qtr 2003	Jan-Jun 2004	Jan-Jun 2003
	('000 TEUs^@)	(%)	('000 TEUs^@)	(%)

Port total	5 403	+6	10 605	+8
Laden containers	4 366	+6	8 748	+11
Inward	2 125	+11	4 214	+14
Imports	956	+8	1 891	+10
Inward transhipment	1 169	+15	2 323	+18
Outward	2 241	+2	4 534	+8
Exports⁽¹⁾	1 140	+6	2 230	+10
Outward transhipment	1 101	-2	2 304	+6
Empty containers	1 037	+6	1 857	-1
Inward	649	+5	1 145	-5
Outward	388	+7	713	+5

Seaborne⁽²⁾	3 761	+5	7 429	+7
Laden containers	3 335	+7	6 612	+10
Inward	1 513	+11	3 014	+13
Imports	713	+6	1 422	+9
Inward transhipment	800	+16	1 592	+17
Outward	1 822	+3	3 598	+7
Exports⁽¹⁾	1 029	+9	1 963	+10
Outward transhipment	793	-3	1 635	+4
Empty containers	427	-9	817	-12
Inward	354	-4	659	-11
Outward	73	-28	159	-17

River⁽²⁾	1 642	+10	3 176	+12
Laden containers	1 032	+5	2 136	+14
Inward	612	+13	1 200	+17
Imports	244	+13	469	+14
Inward transhipment	368	+13	731	+19
Outward	420	-5	936	+10
Exports⁽¹⁾	111	-17	267	+9
Outward transhipment	309	0	669	+10
Empty containers	610	+20	1 040	+9
Inward	295	+18	486	+5
Outward	316	+21	554	+13

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
	2nd qtr 2004	2nd qtr 2003	Jan-Jun 2004	Jan-Jun 2003
		(%)		(%)

Ocean
Number of incoming vessels⁽¹⁾	8 810	+1	17 650	+1
Capacity (Mn. NRT^#)	76.9	+5	154.1	+6

River
Number of incoming vessels⁽¹⁾	47 590	+9	93 250	+5
Capacity (Mn. NRT^#)	23.1	+11	44.6	+7

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.