Nei primi nove mesi del 2006 il porto di Hong Kong ha movimentato 177,4 milioni di tonnellate di merci (+4%)

Il Census and Statistics Department di Hong Kong ha diffuso i dati statistici definitivi sul traffico registrato nel porto di Hong Kong nei primi nove mesi di quest'anno. Lo scalo asiatico ha movimentato complessivamente 177,4 milioni di tonnellate di merci, con una progressione del 4% rispetto al corrispondente periodo del 2005.

Gli sbarchi sono ammontati a 105,7 milioni di tonnellate (+1%), gli imbarchi a 71,7 milioni di tonnellate (+9%).

Nel settore dei container il traffico è stato pari a 17,4 milioni di teu, in crescita del 4% rispetto al periodo gennaio-settembre dello scorso anno.

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

Summary of port cargo statistics

		Change over		Change over
	3rd qtr 2006	3rd qtr 2005	Jan-Sep 2006	Jan-Sep 2005
	(Mn. tonnes)	(%)	(Mn. tonnes)	(%)
Port total	61.8	+5	177.4	+4
Inward	35.4	-1	105.7	+1
Imports	20.9	-1	62.5	-1
Inward transhipment	14.5	-1	43.2	+3
Outward	26.4	+14	71.7	+9
Exports(1)	11.5	+18	30.3	+13
Outward transhipment	14.9	+10	41.4	+6
Seaborne(2)	41.8	0	122.9	+2
Inward	25.9	-5	79.3	-1
Imports	14.8	-10	46.2	-5
Inward transhipment	11.1	+2	33.1	+6
Outward	15.9	+11	43.5	+7
Exports(1)	5.9	-2	16.2	0
Outward transhipment	10.1	+19	27.3	+12
River(2)	19.9	+15	54.5	+9
Inward	9.5	+11	26.4	+6
Imports	6.1	+28	16.3	+14
Inward transhipment	3.4	-11	10.1	-6
Outward	10.5	+19	28.2	+12
Exports(1)	5.6	+50	14.1	+34
Outward transhipment	4.8	-5	14.1	-4

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		Change over
Country/territory of loading	3rd qtr 2006	3rd qtr 2005	Jan-Sep 2006	Jan-Sep 2005
	('000 tonnes)	(%)	('000 tonnes)	(%)
The mainland of China	13409	+8	38079	+6
Seaborne(2)	4010	+3	11906	+8
River(2)	9399	+11	26173	+5
Singapore	2716	-13	9091	-15
Taiwan	2547	-14	7839	-13
Indonesia	2508	0	7826	-7
Japan	2451	-4	7632	+2
United States of America	2157	+3	6402	+7
Korea	1655	-4	4912	-3
Thailand	1312	+10	3784	+7
Malaysia	871	-34	2587	-12
Australia	452	-27	1398	-3

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%.

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

		Change over	Change over
Country/territory of discharge	3rd qtr 2006	3rd qtr 2005	Jan-Sep 2006	Jan-Sep 2005
	('000 tonnes)	(%)	('000 tonnes)	(%)
The mainland of China	12008	+18	32582	+11
Seaborne(2)	1930	+6	5725	+6
River(2)	10079	+20	26857	+12
United States of America	2733	-3	7716	-5
Taiwan	1085	+10	3016	-1
Japan	946	+16	2626	+12
Vietnam	545	+13	1436	+11
Germany	483	+9	1355	+15
Thailand	443	+12	1330	0
Macao	373	-12	1318	+12
Malaysia	417	+3	1203	+14
Philippines	453	+2	1158	+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.
'0'	denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%.

Principal commodities of inward port cargo (1)

		Change over		Change over
Commodity group	3rd qtr 2006	3rd qtr 2005	Jan-Sep 2006	Jan-Sep 2005
	('000 tonnes)	(%)	('000 tonnes)	(%)
Port total
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials	3593	0	11543	-4
Artificial resins and plastic materials	3560	-17	11343	-4
Stone, sand and gravel	2523	-1	8147	+8
Coal, coke and briquettes	2436	-16	7473	-8
Machinery	2319	+11	6558	+6
Iron and steel	2052	-10	6178	-15
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1460	-8	4212	+15
Pulp and waste paper	1154	+21	3637	+19
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	1207	+20	3112	+6
Paper and paper products	876	-13	2633	-12
Seaborne(2)
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials	3343	'5	11021	-6
Artificial resins and plastic materials	3244	-21	10376	-7
Coal, coke and briquettes	2436	-16	7473	-8
Iron and steel	1739	-15	5382	-18
Machinery	1344	+12	3737	+9
River(2)
Stone, sand and gravel	1813	-14	6090	-6
Machinery	975	+10	2821	+3
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	1023	+30	2621	+8
Artificial resins and plastic materials	316	+42	967	+64
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	308	+9	943	+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.
'0'	denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%.

Principal commodities of outward port cargo (1)

		Change over		Change over
Commodity group	3rd qtr 2006	3rd qtr 2005	Jan-Sep 2006	Jan-Sep 2005
	('000 tonnes)	(%)	('000 tonnes)	(%)
Port total
Machinery	2708	+7	7641	+6
Artificial resins and plastic materials	2295	+6	6473	+10
Iron and steel	3014	+69	6241	+9
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1590	+21	4710	+32
Pulp and waste paper	1533	+26	4600	+22
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	816	+10	2203	+16
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	642	+5	1898	+12
Paper and paper products	689	+15	1818	+5
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories	747	+9	1763	+3
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products	568	+13	1677	+16
Seaborne(2)
Machinery	2419	+7	6731	+5
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	785	+12	2045	+13
Artificial resins and plastic materials	686	+25	1843	+22
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories	737	+9	1733	+3
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	572	+2	1703	+10
River(2)
Iron and steel	2492	+67	4924	+3
Artificial resins and plastic materials	1609	-1	4630	+6
Pulp and waste paper	1285	+27	3945	+26
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1260	+43	3420	+45
Paper and paper products	393	-10	1107	'14

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.

Summary of container statistics

		Change over		Change over
	3rd qtr 2006	3rd qtr 2005	Jan-Sep 2006	Jan-Sep 2005
	('000 TEUs@)	(%)	('000 TEUs@)	(%)
Port total	6081	+1	17351	+4
Laden containers	5025	+3	14294	+5
Inward	2370	+1	6928	+4
Imports	1018	+5	2918	+6
Inward transhipment	1353	-1	4010	+3
Outward	2655	+4	7366	+5
Exports(1)	1212	-4	3426	+2
Outward transhipment	1442	+12	3940	+8
Empty containers	1056	-6	3057	0
Inward	711	-4	1973	+2
Outward	346	-9	1084	-4
Seaborne(2)	4222	+2	11762	+2
Laden containers	3664	+1	10382	+3
Inward	1638	-1	4873	+4
Imports	663	-8	2001	-1
Inward transhipment	975	+5	2872	+8
Outward	2027	+2	5509	+2
Exports(1)	936	-10	2580	-7
Outward transhipment	1091	+17	2929	+11
Empty containers	557	+5	1380	-5
Inward	484	+3	1141	-7
Outward	73	+18239	+9
River(2)	1859	0	5589	+8
Laden containers	1361	+7	3912	+10
Inward	732	+5	2056	+4
Imports	355	+40	917	+24
Inward transhipment	377	-14	1138	-8
Outward	628	+10	1857	+18
Exports(1)	276	+25	846	+43
Outward transhipment	352	0	1011	+2
Empty containers	499	-15	1677	+3
Inward	227	-16	832	+18
Outward	272	-14	845	-8

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
	3rd qtr 2006	3rd qtr 2005	Jan-Sep 2006	Jan-Sep 2005
		(%)		(%)
Ocean
Number of incoming vessels(1)	10020	-2	29240	0
Capacity (Mn. NRT#)	87.5	+6	257.7	+7
River
Number of incoming vessels(1)	48050	-3	144150	+1
Capacity (Mn. NRT#)	27.4	+5	81.3	+10

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%.