Nel 2007 il porto di Hong Kong ha movimentato 245,4 milioni di tonnellate di merci

Lo scorso anno il traffico delle merci nel porto di Hong Kong è ammontato a 245,4 milioni di tonnellate, con una progressione del 3% rispetto al 2006. Il traffico marittimo si è attestato a 177,3 milioni di tonnellate (+7%), quello fluviale a 68,1 milioni di tonnellate (-5%). Il traffico di importazione è stato di 141,3 milioni di tonnellate (0%), quello di esportazione di 104,1 milioni di tonnellate (+8%).

Il traffico dei container è stato pari a 23.998.000 teu (+2%).
Summary of port cargo statistics
(Source: Hong Kong Port Development Council)

Summary of port cargo statistics
(Source: Hong Kong Port Development Council)

	4th qtr 2007 (Mn. tonnes)	Change over 4th qtr 2006 (%)	Jan-Dec 2007 (Mn. tonnes)	Change over Jan-Dec 2006 (%)

Port total	65.0	+7	245.4	+3
Inward	36.7	+2	141.3	0
Imports	19.5	+3	76.3	-6
Inward transhipment	17.2	+1	65.0	+8
Outward	28.3	+13	104.1	+8
Exports⁽¹⁾	10.7	+20	36.4	-7
Outward transhipment	17.6	+9	67.7	+18

Seaborne⁽²⁾	46.9	+8	177.3	+7
Inward	28.4	+4	109.4	+3
Imports	15.5	+6	60.3	-1
Inward transhipment	12.9	+2	49.1	+7
Outward	18.5	+15	67.9	+14
Exports⁽¹⁾	5.8	+6	20.9	-4
Outward transhipment	12.6	+19	47.0	+24

River⁽²⁾	18.1	+4	68.1	-5
Inward	8.3	-3	31.9	-9
Imports	4.1	-7	16.0	-23
Inward transhipment	4.2	0	15.9	+11
Outward	9.8	+10	36.2	-2
Exports⁽¹⁾	4.8	+44	15.4	-12
Outward transhipment	5.0	-10	20.8	+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.
'0'	denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.5%.



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

Country/territory of loading	4th qtr 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over 4th qtr 2006 (%)	Jan-Dec 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over Jan-Dec 2006 (%)

The mainland of China	13432	+4	51959	+2
Seaborne⁽²⁾	5181	+18	20370	+25
River⁽²⁾	8251	-4	31589	-9
Singapore	3105	-6	13104	+6
Taiwan	2991	-3	10844	-1
Indonesia	2984	+52	9921	+1
Japan	2417	-3	9417	-7
United States of America	2139	+7	8131	-3
Korea	1814	-9	7099	+3
Thailand	1268	-2	4696	-8
Malaysia	822	-10	3358	-4
Philippines	394	-25	1918	+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.



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

Country/territory of discharge	4th qtr 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over 4th qtr 2006 (%)	Jan-Dec 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over Jan-Dec 2006 (%)

The mainland of China	11726	+10	42809	-1
Seaborne⁽²⁾	2361	+11	8365	+7
River⁽²⁾	9365	+10	34444	-3
United States of America	2116	0	8513	-13
Taiwan	1693	+56	4799	+17
Japan	990	+3	3908	+9
Vietnam	1080	+58	3398	+60
Malaysia	767	+69	2401	+45
Thailand	677	+23	2196	+17
Philippines	626	+18	2176	+29
Germany	518	+6	2130	+16
Singapore	575	+11	1975	+22

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	4th qtr 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over 4th qtr 2006 (%)	Jan-Dec 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over Jan-Dec 2006 (%)

Port total
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials	3670	-11	15866	+1
Artificial resins and plastic materials	3865	-3	14817	-3
Iron and steel	2099	-17	9264	+6
Coal, coke and briquettes	2773	+93	9119	+2
Machinery	2342	+2	9042	+2
Stone, sand and gravel	2379	+2	8435	-19

Seaborne⁽²⁾
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials	3496	-9	14980	+1
Artificial resins and plastic materials	3661	-1	13882	-1
Coal, coke and briquettes	2773	+93	9118	+2
Iron and steel	1901	-14	8152	+7

River⁽²⁾
Stone, sand and gravel	1750	+7	5856	-24
Machinery	932	-4	3726	-2
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	741	-29	3049	-17
Tools, cutlery, metal household ware and manufactures	268	-12	1159	-7

Notes:

⁽¹⁾ Inward port cargo comprises imports and inward transhipment.

⁽²⁾



Principal commodities of outward port cargo ⁽¹⁾

Commodity group	4th qtr 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over 4th qtr 2006 (%)	Jan-Dec 2007 ('000 tonnes)	Change over Jan-Dec 2006 (%)

Port total
Machinery	2920	+7	11282	+9
Artificial resins and plastic materials	2486	+7	8970	+2
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	2157	+18	7355	+13
Iron and steel	1591	-9	7310	-8
Pulp and waste paper	1398	-11	6123	-1
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	974	-3	3525	+10

Seaborne⁽²⁾
Machinery	2624	+7	10125	+10
Artificial resins and plastic materials	1058	+26	3404	+27
Bricks, ceramic tile and refractory construction materials	937	-4	3377	+12
Iron and steel	634	+12	2720	+44

River⁽²⁾
Artificial resins and plastic materials	1429	-4	5566	-9
Pulp and waste paper	1118	-19	5029	-6
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	1319	-11	4931	+1
Iron and steel	958	-19	4590	-25

Notes:

⁽¹⁾ Outward port cargo comprises exports (domestic exports and re-exports) and outward transhipment.

⁽²⁾



Summary of container statistics

	4th qtr 2007 ('000 TEUs^@)	Change over 4th qtr 2006 (%)	Jan-Dec 2007 ('000 TEUs^@)	Change over Jan-Dec 2006 (%)

Port total	6270	+1	23998	+2
Laden containers	5212	+3	19907	+3
Inward	2490	+2	9525	+2
Imports	901	-4	3591	-7
Inward transhipment	1589	+6	5934	+8
Outward	2722	+4	10382	+4
Exports⁽¹⁾	1072	-2	4120	-9
Outward transhipment	1650	+9	6262	+15
Empty containers	1058	-7	4091	-2
Inward	661	-9	2516	-7
Outward	397	-4	1575	+5

Seaborne⁽²⁾	4476	+5	16913	+6
Laden containers	3928	+5	14858	+5
Inward	1791	+3	6833	+3
Imports	690	+2	2694	+1
Inward transhipment	1101	+4	4139	+5
Outward	2136	+7	8025	+7
Exports⁽¹⁾	845	-4	3226	-7
Outward transhipment	1292	+16	4798	+19
Empty containers	548	+5	2055	+8
Inward	451	-3	1679	+5
Outward	98	+61	376	+26

River⁽²⁾	1794	-7	7085	-6
Laden containers	1284	-3	5049	-4
Inward	699	-1	2692	-3
Imports	211	-20	897	-24
Inward transhipment	488	+10	1795	+13
Outward	586	-5	2357	-5
Exports⁽¹⁾	227	+3	894	-16
Outward transhipment	359	-9	1463	+4
Empty containers	509	-17	2036	-11
Inward	210	-20	837	-23
Outward	300	-15	1199	0

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

	4th qtr 2007	Change over 4th qtr 2006 (%)	Jan-Dec 2007	Change over Jan-Dec 2006 (%)

Ocean
Number of incoming vessels⁽¹⁾	9400	-4	37150	-5
Capacity (Mn. NRT^#)	98.1	+10	372.5	+7

River
Number of incoming vessels⁽¹⁾	48120	+1	191110	0
Capacity (Mn. NRT^#)	24.9	-12	102.8	-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%