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Shipping statistics for third quarter of 1995
In the third quarter of 1995, 10,665 ocean vessels with a total capacity of 44.2 million net registered tons arrived at Hong Kong.
Net registered ton (NRT) is a unit of measure in volume terms of the space
of a vessel available for carrying passengers or goods. One NRT is equivalent to 100 cubic feet.
This information is contained in the report entitled "Hong Kong Shipping Statistics, July-September 1995" published today (Monday) by the Census and Statistics Department.
The figures reflected an increase of 11% in number of vessels and 5% in capacity over the third quarter of 1994.
During the same period, there were 10 753 outgoing ocean vessels with a total capacity of 44.3 million net registered tons, representing an increase of 11% in number and 4% in capacity over the third quarter of 1994.
In the third quarter of 1995, the total tonnage of seaborne inward cargo comprising seaborne imports and seaborne inward transhipment, was estimated to be 21.6 million tonnes, representing an increase of 8% over the same quarter in 1994.
During the same period, the total tonnage of seaborne outward cargo comprising seaborne exports (domestic exports plus re-exports) and seaborne outward transhipment, was estimated to be 10.7 million tonnes, representing an increase of 15%.
Of the seaborne inward cargo, 82% in terms of tonnage were seaborne imports and 18% were seaborne inward transhipment. Of these cargoes, 54% were containerised.
Of the seaborne outward cargo, 59% in terms of tonnage were seaborne exports (domestic exports plus re-exports) and 41% were seaborne outward transhipment. And 87% of them were containerised cargo.
The above statistics are summarised in Table 1.
In the third quarter of 1995, the top five countries of loading for seaborne inward cargo (comprising seaborne imports and seaborne inward transhipment) were Singapore (which accounted for 18% in tonnage terms), China (13%), Japan (12%). Taiwan (10%) and the USA (9%). The top five countries of discharge for seaborne outward cargo (comprising seaborne exports and seaborne outward transhipment) were China (22%), the USA (20%), Taiwan (6%), Japan (5%) and Singapore (4%).