I dati statistici definitivi del traffico registrato nel secondo trimestre 2007 nel porto di Hong Kong

Il Census and Statistics Department di Hong Kong ha reso noti oggi i dati statistici definitivi relativi al traffico delle merci registrato nel porto di Hong Kong nel secondo trimestre di quest'anno. Nel periodo lo scalo asiatico ha movimentato complessivamente 63,8 milioni di tonnellate, con un incremento del 7% rispetto al periodo aprile-giugno del 2006. Gli sbarchi sono aumentati del 5% attestandosi a 37,3 milioni di tonnellate, mentre gli imbarchi sono aumentati del 10% a 26,6 milioni di tonnellate.

Il traffico dei container è stato pari a 6,1 milioni di teu (+4% sul secondo trimestre 2006). Nella prima metà del 2007 i container sono ammontati a 11,5 milioni di teu, in crescita del 2% sullo stesso periodo del 2006.

Port of Hong Kong
Statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers
for 2^nd Quarter 2007
(Source: Census and Statistics Department - Hong Kong)

Summary of port cargo statistics
Port of Hong Kong
Statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers
for 2^nd Quarter 2007
(Source: Census and Statistics Department - Hong Kong)

Summary of port cargo statistics

	2nd qtr 2007 (Mn. tonnes)	Change over 2nd qtr 2006 (%)	Jan-Jun 2007 (Mn. tonnes)	Change over Jan-Jun 2006 (%)

Port total	63.8	+7	118.8	+3
Inward	37.3	+5	69.7	-1
Imports	21.0	0	38.5	-8
Inward transhipment	16.2	+12	31.2	+9
Outward	26.6	+10	49.1	+8
Exports⁽¹⁾	8.8	-14	16.4	-13
Outward transhipment	17.8	+28	32.6	+23

Seaborne⁽²⁾	46.3	+10	85.6	+6
Inward	28.9	+7	54.0	+1
Imports	16.8	+6	30.3	-3
Inward transhipment	12.2	+9	23.7	+8
Outward	17.4	+14	31.6	+15
Exports⁽¹⁾	5.2	-8	9.8	-5
Outward transhipment	12.2	+27	21.8	+26

River⁽²⁾	17.5	+1	33.1	-4
Inward	8.3	-2	15.7	-7
Imports	4.3	-17	8.1	-20
Inward transhipment	4.1	+22	7.6	+13
Outward	9.1	+3	17.5	-1
Exports⁽¹⁾	3.6	-22	6.6	-22
Outward transhipment	5.5	+30	10.8	+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.
'0'	denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%.



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

Country/territory of loading	2nd qtr 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over 2nd qtr 2006 (%)	Jan-Jun 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over Jan-Jun 2006 (%)

ThemainlandofChina	14040	+12	25281	+2
Seaborne⁽²⁾	5822	+43	9776	+24
River⁽²⁾	8218	-2	15505	-8
Singapore	3050	+1	6771	+6
Taiwan	2641	-1	5102	-4
Indonesia	3672	+47	5098	-4
Japan	2457	-6	4844	-7
UnitedStatesofAmerica	2160	-3	4002	-6
Korea	1622	-1	3388	+4
Thailand	1114	-5	2217	-10
Malaysia	859	-11	1703	-1
Philippines	611	+18	1074	+12

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	2nd qtr 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over 2nd qtr 2006 (%)	Jan-Jun 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over Jan-Jun 2006 (%)

ThemainlandofChina	10780	+2	20435	-1
Seaborne⁽²⁾	2111	0	3842	+1
River⁽²⁾	8670	+3	16593	-1
UnitedStatesofAmerica	2225	-17	4097	-18
Taiwan	1126	+8	2072	+7
Japan	948	+11	1939	+15
Vietnam	796	+47	1497	+68
Philippines	581	+48	1050	+49
Germany	523	+16	1010	+16
Thailand	563	+6	1000	+13
Malaysia	514	+9	952	+21
Indonesia	529	+47	947	+52

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⁾

Commodity group	2nd qtr 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over 2nd qtr 2006 (%)	Jan-Jun 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over Jan-Jun 2006 (%)

Porttotal
Petroleum,petroleumproductsandrelatedmaterials	3724	-2	8272	+4
Artificialresinsandplasticmaterials	3692	-8	7342	-6
Ironandsteel	2634	+22	4746	+15
Coal,cokeandbriquettes	3477	+51	4496	-11
Machinery	2362	+7	4442	+5
Stone,sandandgravel	2150	-19	4190	-25
Metalliferousoresandmetalscrap	1796	+28	3468	+26
Pulpandwastepaper	1290	+4	2403	-3
Bricks,ceramictileandrefractoryconstructionmaterials	1066	-2	1798	-6
Paperandpaperproducts	917	-1	1731	-1

Seaborne⁽²⁾
Petroleum,petroleumproductsandrelatedmaterials	3470	-6	7778	+1
Artificialresinsandplasticmaterials	3453	-7	6855	-4
Coal,cokeandbriquettes	3477	+51	4495	-11
Ironandsteel	2239	+20	4077	+12
Metalliferousoresandmetalscrap	1545	+31	3022	+31

River⁽²⁾
Stone,sandandgravel	1379	-29	2791	-35
Machinery	986	+3	1862	+1
Bricks,ceramictileandrefractoryconstructionmaterials	883	-6	1479	-7
Ironandsteel	395	+41	669	+39
Tools,cutlery,metalhouseholdwareandmanufactures	284	-5	566	-11

Notes : ⁽¹⁾

Inward port cargo comprises imports and inward transhipment.

⁽²⁾



Principal commodities of outward port cargo ⁽¹⁾

Commodity group	2nd qtr 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over 2nd qtr 2006 (%)	Jan-Jun 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over Jan-Jun 2006 (%)

Porttotal
Machinery	2999	+14	5529	+12
Artificialresinsandplasticmaterials	2258	+6	4409	+6
Ironandsteel	2029	+17	3806	+18
Pulpandwastepaper	1748	+9	3346	+9
Metalliferousoresandmetalscrap	1961	+26	3253	+4
Bricks,ceramictileandrefractoryconstructionmaterials	969	+9	1592	+15
Tools,cutlery,metalhouseholdwareandmanufactures	736	+12	1354	+8
Paperandpaperproducts	634	+10	1192	+6
Articlesofapparelandclothingaccessories	566	+5	1127	+11
Textileyarn,fabrics,made-uparticlesandrelatedproducts	601	0	1090	-2

Seaborne⁽²⁾
Machinery	2695	+16	4960	+15
Bricks,ceramictileandrefractoryconstructionmaterials	930	+14	1520	+21
Artificialresinsandplasticmaterials	840	+33	1510	+31
Ironandsteel	792	+76	1358	+71
Tools,cutlery,metalhouseholdwareandmanufactures	685	+14	1244	+10

River⁽²⁾
Artificialresinsandplasticmaterials	1418	-5	2899	-4
Pulpandwastepaper	1416	+4	2817	+6
Ironandsteel	1237	-3	2448	+1
Metalliferousoresandmetalscrap	1428	+36	2297	+6
Paperandpaperproducts	351	+4	670	-6

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

	2nd qtr 2007 ('000 TEUs^@)	Change over 2nd qtr 2006 (%)	Jan-Jun 2007 ('000 TEUs^@)	Change over Jan-Jun 2006 (%)

Porttotal	6112	+4	11504	+2
Ladencontainers	5094	+5	9552	+3
Inward	2445	+4	4608	+1
Imports	975	-5	1794	-6
Inwardtranshipment	1470	+11	2814	+6
Outward	2649	+5	4944	+5
Exports⁽¹⁾	1032	-14	1952	-12
Outwardtranshipment	1617	+23	2992	+20
Emptycontainers	1018	0	1951	-2
Inward	600	-3	1158	-8
Outward	418	+4	794	+7

Seaborne⁽²⁾	4255	+6	7997	+6
Ladencontainers	3772	+6	7062	+5
Inward	1753	+5	3307	+2
Imports	733	+2	1336	0
Inwardtranshipment	1020	+7	1971	+4
Outward	2019	+6	3755	+8
Exports⁽¹⁾	796	-11	1520	-8
Outwardtranshipment	1223	+21	2235	+22
Emptycontainers	483	+6	936	+14
Inward	381	+8	746	+14
Outward	102	0	189	+14

River⁽²⁾	1857	-1	3506	-6
Ladencontainers	1322	+1	2491	-2
Inward	691	+1	1301	-2
Imports	242	-22	458	-19
Inwardtranshipment	450	+19	843	+11
Outward	630	+2	1190	-3
Exports⁽¹⁾	237	-25	433	-24
Outwardtranshipment	393	+29	757	+15
Emptycontainers	536	-6	1016	-14
Inward	220	-17	411	-32
Outward	316	+5	604	+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

	2nd qtr 2007	Change over 2nd qtr 2006 (%)	Jan-Jun 2007	Change over Jan-Jun 2006 (%)

Ocean
Numberofincomingvessels⁽¹⁾	9140	-7	18650	-3
Capacity(Mn.NRT#)	92.1	+7	179.9	+6

River
Numberofincomingvessels⁽¹⁾	48310	-1	94440	-2
Capacity(Mn.NRT#)	25.6	-5	52.9	-2

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.