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Table 2: Cargo discharged from incoming ocean-going vessels

by the top ten countries of loading.

Country of loading

4th quarter

1993

('000 tonne)

* change over 4th quarter 1992

Singapore

2 855

+20

Japan

2 465

+14

China

2 263

+20

Taiwan

2 017

+16

·

Republic of Korea

1 357

+9

U.S.A.

1 155

Australia

1 118

Republic of South Africa

910

+61

Thailand

369

+37

Indonesia

317

-66

Notes: (1) Cargo discharged includes seaborne imports and seaborne inward

transhipment.

In

(ii) Starting from 1993, ocean-going vessels have been redefined as

all vessels operating beyond the river trade limits. calculating the year-on-year changes, statistics for 1992 have been recompiled based on the new definition.

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