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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4,

1993

OF SHIPPING STATISTICS

OCEAN-GOING VESSELS ARE COMPILED PRIMARILY FROM GENERAL DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ALL OCEAN- BY SHIP MASTERS OR AUTHORISED SHIPPING AGENTS AND COVER

YACHTS EXCLUDING

AND GOING VESSELS ENTERING AND LEAVING HONG KONG, PLEASURE CRAFT.

FROM A

CARGO STATISTICS OF OCEAN-GOING VESSELS ARE COMPILED SAMPLE OF CONSIGNMENTS LISTED IN THE OCEAN CARGO MANIFESTS SUPPLIED BY SHIPPING COMPANIES OR AGENTS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS THE SAMPLING METHOD IS DESCRIBED IN THE EXPLANATORY REPORT.

DEPARTMENT. NOTES OP THE

OF OCEAN-GOING

MORE DETAILS OF SHIPPING AND CARGO STATISTICS VESSELS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1993 ARE CONTAINED IN THE 'HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT, APRIL JUNE 1993'.

-

IS

NOW ON SALE AT

THE GOVERNMENT

PUBLICATIONS CONNAUGHT PLACE,

AND STATISTICS

AT

THIS REPORT CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CENTRAL, AND THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS DEPARTMENT ON 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI $44.5 A COPY.

ENQUIRIES ON STATISTICS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED OF THE CENSUS AND ΤΟ THE SHIPPING AND CARGO STATISTICS SECTION STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 582 4887.

TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF SHIPPING AND

CARGO STATISTICS OF OCEAN-GOING VESSELS

2ND QUARTER 1993

% CHANGE OVER 2ND QUARTER

1992

INCOMING OCEAN-GOING VESSEL

NUMBER

8 274

+23

CAPACITY (MN. NRT}

37.9

+18

CARGO DISCHARGED (MN. TONNE)

18.3 (42)

+24

SEABORNE IMPORTS (MN. TONNE)

15.9 (35)

+25

SEABORNE INWARD TRANSHIPMENT (MN. TONNE)

2.4 (85)

+16

OUTGOING OCEAN-GOING VESSEL

NUMBER

8 407

+21

CAPACITY (MN. NRT)

37.4

+17

CARGO LOADED (MN. TONNE)

6.8 (86)

+17

SEABORNE EXPORTS (MN. TONNE)

4.5 (80)

+20

(INCLUDING DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS) SEABORNE OUTWARD TRANSHIPMENT (MN. TONNE)

2.3 (97)

+12

NOTES:

(I) FIGURES IN BRACKETS DENOTE THE EXTENT OF

IN PERCENTAGE.

CONTAINERISATION

(II) STARTING

1993, FROM

OCEAN-GOING

VESSELS HAVE BEEN

REDEFINED AS ALL VESSELS OPERATING BEYOND THE RIVER TRADE LIMITS.

IN

CHANGES, THE CALCULATING

YEAR-ON-YEAR STATISTICS FOR 1992 HAVE BEEN RECOMPILED BASED ON THE DEFINITION.

NEW

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