Nel primo trimestre il porto di Hong Kong ha movimentato 53,6 milioni di tonnellate di merci (-3%)

I dati definitivi del traffico delle merci nel porto di Hong Kong relativi al primo trimestre di quest'anno - diffusi dal Census and Statistics Department di Hong Kong - mostrano una movimentazione complessiva di 53,6 milioni di tonnellate, con un calo del 3% rispetto al corrispondente periodo del 2004. Le importazioni sono ammontate a 33,5 milioni di tonnellate (-2%), le esportazioni a 20,1 milioni di tonnellate (-6%).

Nei primi tre mesi di quest'anno lo scalo asiatico ha movimentato 5.133.000 milioni di teu, con una flessione dell'1% rispetto al primo trimestre del 2004. I container pieni sono diminuiti del 4% a 4.191.000 teu, mentre i container vuoti sono aumentati del 15% a 942mila teu.

Port of Hong Kong
Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers
for 1st Quarter 2005
(Source: Census and Statistics Department)

Summary of port cargo statistics

		Change over
	1st qtr 2005	1st qtr 2004
	(Mn. tonnes)	(%)

Port total	53.6	-3
Inward	33.5	-2
Imports	20.4	-5
Inward transhipment	13.1	+5
Outward	20.1	-6
Exports⁽¹⁾	7.9	-11
Outward transhipment	12.2	-3

Seaborne⁽²⁾	38.0	-4
Inward	25.7	-4
Imports	15.8	-8
Inward transhipment	9.8	+4
Outward	12.3	-4
Exports⁽¹⁾	4.8	-12
Outward transhipment	7.5	+3

River⁽²⁾	15.6	-3
Inward	7.8	+6
Imports	4.6	+5
Inward transhipment	3.3	+8
Outward	7.8	-10
Exports⁽¹⁾	3.1	-9
Outward transhipment	4.7	-11

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⁾

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Country/territory of loading	1st qtr 2005	1st qtr 2004
	('000 tonnes)	(%)

The mainland of China	10 987	+7
Seaborne⁽²⁾	3 195	+7
River⁽²⁾	7 792	+6
Singapore	3 962	+20
Taiwan	2 945	-20
Indonesia	2 612	+33
Japan	2 433	-3
United States of America	1 943	-2
Republic of Korea	1 552	-38
Thailand	1 196	+5
Malaysia	878	-15
Australia	408	-42

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
Country/territory of discharge	1st qtr 2005	1st qtr 2004
	('000 tonnes)	(%)

The mainland of China	9 172	-14
Seaborne⁽²⁾	1 713	-24
River⁽²⁾	7 460	-11
United States of America	2 501	0
Taiwan	816	-17
Japan	815	+19
Thailand	446	+20
Vietnam	383	+2
Germany	357	-14
Macao	336	+15
Singapore	320	+6
Australia	314	+11

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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Commodity group	1st qtr 2005	1st qtr 2004
	('000 tonnes)	(%)

Port total
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials	4 585	+7
Artificial resins and plastic materials	3 587	-8
Stone, sand and gravel	2 316	-7
Iron and steel	2 297	-23
Coal, coke and briquettes	2 229	+17
Machinery	1 944	+3
Pulp and waste paper	1 132	+53
Paper and paper products	951	-22
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	922	+30
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	856	-25

Seaborne⁽²⁾
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials	4 516	+6
Artificial resins and plastic materials	3 411	-9
Coal, coke and briquettes	2 229	+17
Iron and steel	2 072	-28
Machinery	1 046	-2

River⁽²⁾
Stone, sand and gravel	2 017	-11
Machinery	899	+10
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	782	+38
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	327	+5
Cement and concrete structure, building blocks and mineral manufactures	283	+70

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.

Principal commodities of outward port cargo⁽¹⁾

		Change over
Commodity group	1st qtr 2005	1st qtr 2004
	('000 tonnes)	(%)

Port total
Machinery	2 195	-6
Iron and steel	1 911	-11
Artificial resins and plastic materials	1 824	-7
Pulp and waste paper	1 397	+45
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	898	-31
Paper and paper products	546	-18
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	513	+16
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories	487	+13
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	480	+1
Furniture and parts thereof	465	-13

Seaborne⁽²⁾
Machinery	1 955	-5
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	485	+26
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories	483	+15
Artificial resins and plastic materials	483	-10
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	463	+4

River⁽²⁾
Iron and steel	1 589	-9
Artificial resins and plastic materials	1 342	-6
Pulp and waste paper	1 145	+51
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	578	-25
Paper and paper products	407	-23

Notes :	(1)	Outward port cargo comprises exports (domestics 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
	1st qtr 2005	1st qtr 2004
	('000 TEUs^@)	(%)

Port total	5 133	-1
Laden containers	4 191	-4
Inward	2 080	0
Imports	873	-7
Inward transhipment	1 207	+5
Outward	2 111	-8
Exports⁽¹⁾	977	-10
Outward transhipment	1 133	-6
Empty containers	942	+15
Inward	582	+17
Outward	360	+11

Seaborne⁽²⁾	3 545	-3
Laden containers	3 096	-6
Inward	1 457	-3
Imports	629	-11
Inward transhipment	828	+5
Outward	1 639	-8
Exports⁽¹⁾	816	-13
Outward transhipment	823	-2
Empty containers	449	+15
Inward	367	+21
Outward	82	-5

River⁽²⁾	1 588	+3
Laden containers	1 095	-1
Inward	623	+6
Imports	244	+8
Inward transhipment	379	+4
Outward	472	-9
Exports⁽¹⁾	162	+4
Outward transhipment	310	-14
Empty containers	493	+15
Inward	214	+12
Outward	278	+17

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
	1st qtr 2005	1st qtr 2004
		(%)

Ocean
Number of incoming vessels⁽¹⁾	9 120	+3
Capacity (Mn. NRT^#)	75.9	-2

River
Number of incoming vessels⁽¹⁾	45 540	0
Capacity (Mn. NRT^#)	22.9	+6

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%.