Nel primo trimestre del 2007 il traffico delle merci nel porto di Hong Kong è diminuito del 2%

Il Census and Statistics Department di Hong Kong ha reso noti oggi i dati statistici definitivi relativi al traffico registrato nel porto di Hong Kong nel primo trimestre di quest'anno. Complessivamente lo scalo ha movimentato 54,9 milioni di tonnellate di merci, con un calo del 2% rispetto ai primi tre mesi del 2006. Le importazioni sono ammontate a 32,4 milioni di tonnellate (-7%), le esportazioni a 22,5 milioni di tonnellate (+6%).

Il traffico dei container è stato pari a 5.392.000 teu, un volume analogo a quello movimentato nel primo trimestre dello scorso anno.

Port of Hong Kong
Statistics on Vessels, Port Cargo and Containers
for 1st Quarter 2007
(Source: Census and Statistics Department)

Summary of port cargo statistics

	1st qtr 2007 (Mn. tonnes)	Change over 1st qtr 2006 (%)

Port total	54.9	-2
Inward	32.4	-7
Imports	17.4	-16
Inward transhipment	15.0	+5
Outward	22.5	+6
Exports⁽¹⁾	7.7	-11
Outward transhipment	14.9	+18

Seaborne⁽²⁾	39.3	+1
Inward	25.1	-5
Imports	13.6	-13
Inward transhipment	11.5	+6
Outward	14.2	+16
Exports⁽¹⁾	4.6	-1
Outward transhipment	9.6	+26

River⁽²⁾	15.7	-9
Inward	7.3	-13
Imports	3.8	-24
Inward transhipment	3.5	+4
Outward	8.3	-6
Exports⁽¹⁾	3.0	-22
Outward transhipment	5.3	+6

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⁾

Country/territory of loading	1st qtr 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over 1st qtr 2006 (%)

The mainland of China	11241	-8
Seaborne⁽²⁾	3954	+3
River⁽²⁾	7286	-13
Singapore	3721	+10
Taiwan	2461	-6
Japan	2387	-8
United States of America	1841	-9
Korea	1767	+9
Indonesia	1427	-49
Thailand	1103	-15
Malaysia	844	+12
Australia	489	+16

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⁾

Country/territory of discharge	1st qtr 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over 1st qtr 2006 (%)

The mainland of China	9655	-4
Seaborne⁽²⁾	1731	+3
River⁽²⁾	7924	-5
United States of America	1872	-19
Japan	990	+19
Taiwan	945	+7
Vietnam	701	+101
Germany	487	+15
Philippines	469	+50
Malaysia	439	+39
Thailand	438	+24
Netherlands	427	+41

Notes : ⁽¹⁾

Outward port cargo comprises exports (domestic exports and re-exports) and outward transhipment.

⁽²⁾

Principal commodities of inward port cargo⁽¹⁾

Commodity group	1st qtr 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over 1st qtr 2006 (%)

Port total
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials	4548	+10
Artificial resins and plastic materials	3650	-3
Iron and steel	2112	+7
Machinery	2079	+2
Stone, sand and gravel	2040	-31
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1672	+24
Pulp and waste paper	1114	-11
Coal, coke and briquettes	1019	-63
Paper and paper products	814	-2
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	731	-11

Seaborne ⁽²⁾
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials	4308	+8
Artificial resins and plastic materials	3402	-1
Iron and steel	1838	+4
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1478	+32
Machinery	1203	+5

River ⁽²⁾
Stone, sand and gravel	1412	-40
Machinery	877	-2
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	596	-9
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	282	-16
Iron and steel	274	+36

Notes : ⁽¹⁾

Inward port cargo comprises imports and inward transhipment.

⁽²⁾

Principal commodities of outward port cargo⁽¹⁾

Commodity group	1st qtr 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over 1st qtr 2006 (%)

Port total
Machinery	2530	+9
Artificial resins and plastic materials	2151	+5
Iron and steel	1776	+19
Pulp and waste paper	1598	+9
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1292	-18
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	623	+24
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	618	+3
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories	560	+18
Paper and paper products	558	+1
Vegetables and fruit	514	+67

Seaborne ⁽²⁾
Machinery	2265	+14
Artificial resins and plastic materials	670	+27
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	590	+34
Iron and steel	565	+64
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	559	+5

River ⁽²⁾
Artificial resins and plastic materials	1481	-3
Pulp and waste paper	1401	+8
Iron and steel	1211	+5
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	869	-22
Paper and paper products	319	-16

Notes : ⁽¹⁾

Outward port cargo comprises exports (domestics exports and re-exports) and outward transhipment.

⁽²⁾

Summary of container statistics

	1st qtr 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over 1st qtr 2006 (%)

Port total	5392	0
Laden containers	4459	+1
Inward	2163	-2
Imports	819	-6
Inward transhipment	1345	+1
Outward	2296	+5
Exports ⁽¹⁾	920	-9
Outward transhipment	1375	+16
Empty containers	933	-5
Inward	557	-14
Outward	376	+12

Seaborne⁽²⁾	3743	+6
Laden containers	3290	+4
Inward	1554	-1
Imports	602	-3
Inward transhipment	951	0
Outward	1736	+9
Exports ⁽¹⁾	724	-4
Outward transhipment	1012	+22
Empty containers	453	+23
Inward	366	+20
Outward	87	+38

River⁽²⁾	1649	-11
Laden containers	1169	-6
Inward	610	-4
Imports	216	-14
Inward transhipment	393	+3
Outward	560	-8
Exports ⁽¹⁾	196	-23
Outward transhipment	363	+3
Empty containers	480	-21
Inward	192	-44
Outward	288	+6

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

	1st qtr 2007	Change over 1^st qtr 2006 (%)

Ocean
Number of incoming vessels⁽¹⁾	9520	+2
Capacity (Mn. NRT#)	87.8	+5

River
Number of incoming vessels⁽¹⁾	46130	-3
Capacity (Mn. NRT#)	27.3	+1

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.