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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1994

SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT FOR THIRD QUARTER OF 1993

IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1993, 8,491 OCEAN-GOING VESSELS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 39.4 MILLION NET REGISTERED TONS (NRT) ARRIVED AT HONG KONG.

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THIS INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN THE "HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT, JULY - SEPTEMBER 1993" PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY) THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE FIGURES REFLECT AN INCREASE OF 16% IN NUMBER OF VESSELS AND 18% IN CAPACITY OVER THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1992.

DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THERE WERE 8,656 OUTGOING OCEAN-GOING VESSELS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 39.6 MILLION NRT, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 15% IN NUMBER AND 18% IN CAPACITY OVER THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1992.

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IN THE THIRD 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 17.6 MILLION TONNES, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 15% 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 7.5 MILLION TONNES, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 16%.

OF THE CARGO DISCHARGED FROM INCOMING OCEAN-GOING VESSELS, 86% IN TERMS OF TONNAGE WERE SEABORNE IMPORTS AND 14% WERE SEABORNE INWARD TRANSHIPMENT, AND 45% IN TERMS OF TONNAGE WERE CONTAINERISED CARGO.

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OF THOSE LOADED ONTO OUTGOING OCEAN-GOING VESSELS, 68% IN TERMS TONNAGE WERE SEABORNE EXPORTS (DOMESTIC EXPORTS PLUS RE-EXPORTS) AND 32% WERE SEABORNE OUTWARD TRANSHIPMENT, AND 85% IN TERMS OF TONNAGE WERE CONTAINERISED CARGO.

THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE SUMMARISED IN TABLE 1.

IN THE THIRD 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 16% IN TONNAGE TERMS), JAPAN (13%), CHINA TAIWAN (11%) AND THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA (10%).

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THE TOP FIVE COUNTRIES OF DISCHARGE FOR CARGO LOADED ONTO OUTGOING OCEAN-GOING VESSELS (INCLUDING SEABORNE EXPORTS AND SEABORNE OUTWARD TRANSHIPMENT) WERE THE USA (22%), CHINA (18%), TAIWAN (9%), SINGAPORE (4%) AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (4%)

THE TOP FIVE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES DISCHARGED FROM INCOMING OCEAN-GOING VESSELS IN TONNAGE INCLUDE PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM AND RELATED MATERIALS (WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 19%); COAL, BRIQUETTES (17%); IRON AND STEEL (9%); ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND MATERIALS (7%); AND PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS (5%).

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