THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1993
IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1993, THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CARGO DISCHARGED IN HONG KONG FROM INCOMING OCEAN-GOING VESSELS, INCLUDING SEABORNE IMPORTS AND SEABORNE INWARD TRANSHIPMENT, WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 18.3 MILLION TONNE, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 24% OVER THE SAME QUARTER IN 1992.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CARGO LOADED ONTO OUTGOING OCEAN-GOING VESSELS, INCLUDING SEABORNE EXPORTS (DOMESTIC EXPORTS PLUS RE-EXPORTS} AND SEABORNE OUTWARD TRANSHIPMENT, WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 6.8 MILLION TONNE, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 17%.
OF THE CARGO DISCHARGED FROM INCOMING OCEAN-GOING VESSELS, 87% IN TERMS OF TONNAGE WERE SEABORNE IMPORTS AND 13% WERE SEABORNE INWARD TRANSHIPMENT, AND 42% IN TERMS OF TONNAGE WERE CONTAINERISED CARGO.
OF THOSE LOADED ONTO OUTGOING OCEAN-GOING VESSELS, 66% IN TERMS OF TONNAGE WERE SEABORNE EXPORTS (DOMESTIC EXPORTS PLUS RE-EXPORTS) AND 34% WERE SEABORNE OUTWARD TRANSHIPMENT, AND 86% IN TERMS TONNAGE WERE CONTAINERISED CARGO.
THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE SUMMARISED IN TABLE 1.
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IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1993, THE TOP FIVE COUNTRIES OF LOADING FOR CARGO DISCHARGED FROM INCOMING OCEAN-GOING VESSELS (INCLUDING SEABORNE IMPORTS AND SEABORNE INWARD TRANSHIPMENT) WERE SINGAPORE (WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 17% IN TONNAGE TERMS), CHINA (13%), JAPAN (13%), TAIWAN (10%) AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (7%).
THE ТОР FIVE COUNTRIES OF DISCHARGE FOR CARGO LOADED ONTO OUTGOING OCEAN-GOING VESSELS (INCLUDING SEABORNE EXPORTS AND SEABORNE OUTWARD TRANSHIPMENT) WERE THE U.S.A. (21%), CHINA (19%), TAIWAN (9%), THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (5%) AND JAPAN (5%).
THE TOP FIVE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES DISCHARGED FROM INCOMING OCEAN-GOING VESSELS IN TONNAGE INCLUDE PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS (WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 20%); COAL, COKE AND BRIQUETTES (17%); IRON AND STEEL (9%); ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS (6%); AND MACHINERY (6%).
THE TOP FIVE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES LOADED ONTO OUTGOING OCEAN- GOING VESSELS INCLUDE MACHINERY (12%); OTHER MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL (9%); OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (8%); TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP ARTICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS (6%); AND ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES (6%).
CHANGES IN THE TONNAGE OF CARGO DISCHARGED AND LOADED ANALYSED BY THE TOP TEN COUNTRIES OF LOADING AND DISCHARGE BETWEEN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1993 AND THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1992 ARE SHOWN RESPECTIVELY IN TABLE 2 AND TABLE 3.
SIMILAR STATISTICS FOR CARGO DISCHARGED AND LOADED ANALYSED BY THE TOP TEN PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES ARE SHOWN RESPECTIVELY IN TABLE 4 AND TABLE 5.
STARTING 1993, OCEAN-GOING VESSELS HAVE BEEN REDEFINED AS ALL VESSELS OPERATING BEYOND THE RIVER TRADE LIMITS. IN CALCULATING THE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGES, SHIPPING AND CARGO STATISTICS FOR 1992 HAVE BEEN RE-COMPILED BASED ON THE NEW DEFINITION.
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