Nel primo trimestre del 2006 il porto di Hong Kong ha movimentato 56,1 milioni di tonnellate di merci (+5%)

Il Census and Statistics Department di Hong Kong ha reso noti i dati definitivi del traffico registrato nel porto di Hong Kong nel primo trimestre di quest'anno. Lo scalo asiatico ha movimentato complessivamente 56,1 milioni di tonnellate di merci, con una progressione del 5% rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2005. Le importazioni sono ammontate a 34,9 milioni di tonnellate (+4%), le esportazioni a 21,2 milioni di tonnellate (+5%).

Il traffico dei container è stato pari a 5,4 milioni di teu, in crescita del 5% rispetto al primo trimestre dello scorso anno.

Port of Hong Kong
Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers
for 1st Quarter 2006
(Source: Census and Statistics Department)

Summary of port cargo statistics

		Change over
	1st qtr 2006	1st qtr 2005
	(Mn. tonnes)	(%)
Port total	56.1	+5
Inward	34.9	+4
Imports	20.7	+1
Inward transhipment	14.2	+8
Outward	21.2	+5
Exports⁽¹⁾	8.6	+9
Outward transhipment	12.5	+3
Seaborne⁽²⁾	38.8	+2
Inward	26.5	+3
Imports	15.7	-1
Inward transhipment	10.8	+10
Outward	12.3	0
Exports⁽¹⁾	4.7	-2
Outward transhipment	7.6	+1
River⁽²⁾	17.3	+10
Inward	8.4	+7
Imports	5.0	+11
Inward transhipment	3.4	+3
Outward	8.9	+14
Exports⁽¹⁾	3.9	+27
Outward transhipment	5.0	+5

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

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

		Change over
Country/territory of loading	1st qtr 2006	1st qtr 2005
	('000 tonnes)	(%)
The mainland of China	12189	+11
Seaborne⁽²⁾	3837	+20
River⁽²⁾	8352	+7
Singapore	3370	-15
Indonesia	2822	+8
Taiwan	2619	-11
Japan	2581	+6
United States of America	2029	+4
Korea	1616	+4
Thailand	1294	+8
Malaysia	756	-14
Germany	447	+22

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 2006	1st qtr 2005
	('000 tonnes)	(%)
The mainland of China	10026	+9
Seaborne⁽²⁾	1682	-2
River⁽²⁾	8343	+12
United States of America	2318	-7
Taiwan	887	+9
Japan	829	+2
Macao	513	+52
Germany	423	+19
Thailand	354	-21
Vietnam	349	-9
Malaysia	316	+4
Philippines	311	+5

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⁾

		Change over
Commodity group	1st qtr 2006	1st qtr 2005
	('000 tonnes)	(%)
Port total
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials	4148	-10
Artificial resins and plastic materials	3780	+5
Stone, sand and gravel	2970	+28
Coal, coke and briquettes	2739	+23
Machinery	2032	+5
Iron and steel	1975	-14
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1350	+58
Pulp and waste paper	1246	+10
Paper and paper products	832	-13
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	818	-11
Seaborne⁽²⁾
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials	3977	-12
Artificial resins and plastic materials	3438	+1
Coal, coke and briquettes	2739	+23
Iron and steel	1773	-14
Machinery	1141	+9
River⁽²⁾
Stone, sand and gravel	2338	+16
Machinery	891	-1
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	655	-16
Artificial resins and plastic materials	343	+95
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	335	+2

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 2006	1st qtr 2005
	('000 tonnes)	(%)
Port total
Machinery	2313	+5
Artificial resins and plastic materials	2048	+12
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1569	+75
Iron and steel	1494	-22
Pulp and waste paper	1464	+5
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	599	+17
Paper and paper products	552	+1
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products	506	+19
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	501	+4
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories	477	-2
Seaborne⁽²⁾
Machinery	1992	+2
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	532	+10
Artificial resins and plastic materials	527	+9
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories	467	-3
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	456	+43
River⁽²⁾
Artificial resins and plastic materials	1522	+13
Pulp and waste paper	1295	+13
Iron and steel	1151	-28
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1113	+92
Paper and paper products	378	-7

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 2006	1st qtr 2005
	('000 TEUs )	(%)
Port total	5377	+5
Laden containers	4396	+5
Inward	2202	+6
Imports	872	0
Inward transhipment	1331	+10
Outward	2194	+4
Exports⁽¹⁾	1010	+3
Outward transhipment	1184	+4
Empty containers	980	+4
Inward	646	+11
Outward	335	-7
Seaborne⁽²⁾	3521	-1
Laden containers	3152	+2
Inward	1566	+7
Imports	620	-2
Inward transhipment	947	+14
Outward	1586	-3
Exports⁽¹⁾	755	-7
Outward transhipment	830	+1
Empty containers	369	-18
Inward	306	-17
Outward	64	-22
River⁽²⁾	1855	+17
Laden containers	1244	+14
Inward	636	+2
Imports	252	+3
Inward transhipment	384	+1
Outward	608	+29
Exports⁽¹⁾	255	+58
Outward transhipment	354	+14
Empty containers	611	+24
Inward	340	+59
Outward	271	-3

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 2006	1st qtr 2005
		(%)
Ocean
Number of incoming vessels(1)	9360	+3
Capacity (Mn. NRT^#)	83.9	+10
River
Number of incoming vessels(1)	47450	+4
Capacity (Mn. NRT^#)	27.0	+18

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.